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ID: 901000314
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000314
Record Type: Character/Person

Duchesne, Père (French fictional character, 18th century)

Note: First found in the fairs of the 18th century, Père Duchesne was a character representing the man of the people, always moved to denounce abuses and injustices. Became a personification of extreme radical views. Name taken from a newspaper of the same name, published during the French Revolution, edited by Jacques Hébert until his death by guillotine.

Display Date: known in 18th-19th century

Names:
Duchesne, Père (French fictional character, 18th century) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
Duchesne, Père (French fictional character, 18th century) (French-P,D,N)
Père Duchesne (French fictional character, 18th century) (English,A,N)
Père Duchesne (French fictional character, 18th century) (French,A,N)
Le Père Duchesne (French fictional character, 18th century) (French,U,N)
Old Man Duchesne (French fictional character, 18th century) (English,U,N)
Father Duchesne (French fictional character, 18th century) (English,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Literature and Performing Arts (P)
....<Literary characters> (P)
........Duchesne, Père (French fictional character, 18th century) (I)
Related Iconography:
associated with .... French Revolution
..........(Named Events, European history, French history, French Revolution (French history, 1787-1799)) [901000102]

Other Relationships:
related to .... satire (artistic device)
.....(artistic devices, artistic concepts, concepts in the arts and humanities, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
role/characteristic is .... literary characters
.....(characters (people by activity), people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
located in .... France
.....(Europe) (TGN)
culture/religion is .... French (culture or style)
.....(European regions, European, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Duchesne, Père (French fictional character, 18th century)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Père Duchesne (French fictional character, 18th century)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Le Père Duchesne (French fictional character, 18th century)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Old Man Duchesne (French fictional character, 18th century)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Father Duchesne (French fictional character, 18th century)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_P%C3%A8re_Duchesne#/media/File:Indissolubricite.jpg

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