Henri Evrard, marquis de Dreux-Brézé [SEP] native language
Henri Evrard, marquis de Dreux-Brézé
Henri Evrard, marquis de Dreux-Brézé (17621829) was a member of the French nobility who at the age of twenty-seven played a role in the meeting of the states-general in 1789. Brézé had succeeded his father Thomas as court master of the ceremonies to Louis XVI in 1781.
During the opening stages of the Estates-General of 1789 it fell to Brézé to regulate the questions of etiquette and precedence between the three estates. That as the immediate
against the orders of Louis XVI of France communicated to the States General by the Henri Evrard, marquis de Dreux-Brézé; and François Antoine de Boissy d'Anglas standing up to the mob.
Vinchon won the competition for the third subject with his painting.
This depicted an incident on 20 May 1795 when the mob broke into the National Convention, killed one of the deputies, and presented his head to Boissy on the end of a pike. Boissy saluted his comrade and retained his seat, saving the day and damaging