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**Proclamation of the Abolition of Slavery in the French Colonies, 27 April 1848**
	painting by François-Auguste Biard
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Instance of	painting;
Main subject	abolitionism; Proclamation of the Abolition of Slavery in the French Colonies;
Depicts	abolition of slavery
Made from material	oil paint; canvas (painting support);
Genre	history painting;
Location	Palace of Versailles, Versailles, Yvelines, Île-de-France, Metropolitan France, France
Creator	François-Auguste Biard;
Collection	Museum of the History of France (MV 7382);
Inventory number	MV 7382 (Museum of the History of France);
Inception	1848;
Width	392 cm;
Height	260.5 cm;
Authority file
	Q3201377; Joconde work ID: 000PE012141
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Artist



Alternative names	Auguste François Biard
Description	French painter
Date of birth/death	30 June 1799	20 June 1882
Location of birth/death	Lyon	Fontainebleau
Work location	Lyon (1813–1835); Paris (1835–1882)
Authority file	: Q1383101 VIAF: 95861662 ISNI: 0000000114525594 ULAN: 500029153 LCCN: no2007001121 MusicBrainz: f9bb0648-2b06-4f03-a47f-37de69c2e28c GND: 117590304 SUDOC: 034194606 BNF: 12497779w BIBSYS: 12025788 Léonore: [ LH//232/45] CiNii: DA05503472 KulturNav: 5f45beef-f486-4c10-8427-0cd093bcaced RKD: 8052 Koninklijke: 075119773 WorldCat

Title

Proclamation of the Abolition of Slavery in the French Colonies, 27 April 1848

Object type

Genre

Date

1848

Medium

Dimensions

height: 260 cm (102.3 in); width: 392 cm (12.8 ft)

Collection

Palace of Versailles

	Native name	Château de Versailles
	Parent institution	Palace and Park of Versailles
	Location	Château de Versailles Place d’Armes 78000 Versailles, [[:Category:Yvelines\|LangSwitch Error: no defaultCategory:LangSwitch template without default version]] France
	Coordinates	48° 48′ 17″ N, 2° 07′ 13″ E
	Established	from 1624 until 1790 date QS:P,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P580,+1624-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P582,+1790-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 : built 1837: opened to public
	Website	www.chateauversailles.fr
	Authority file	: Q2946 VIAF: 127977992 ISNI: 0000000417949458 ULAN: 500312482 LCCN: sh85022755 NAID: 10038353 WorldCat