Farewell to Jean Calas in prison, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1768 Canvas Print
The French merchant Jean Calas from Toulouse was falsely accused in 1761 of murdering Marc Antoine, his 30-year-old son. Calas (Calvinist) is said to have killed his son because he wanted to convert to Catholicism. In March 1762, Calas was put to death. This print shows how the family says goodbye to Calas. Calas' daughters hug their father, while son Pierre kisses his hand. On the right side of the corner, Calas' wife passed out. Lawyer Gaubert Lavaysse and the maid try to bring her back to consciousness with a wet cloth. At the door on the far left, two guards let in a clergyman. Following this event, Voltaire wrote his 'Traité de la tolerance'.
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