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Location: Raclin Murphy Museum of Art

A dimly lit, somber painting shows a large group of people in a prison-like room. A man in a blue coat is led through a grated door, illuminated by stark light. Onlookers in period clothing show fear, despair, and grief.

A dimly lit, somber painting shows a large group of people in a prison-like room. A man in a blue coat is led through a grated door, illuminated by stark light. Onlookers in period clothing show fear, despair, and grief.
Charles Louis Lucien Muller (French, 1815–1892), The Roll Call of the Last Victims of the Reign of Terror, ca. 1860, Oil on canvas. Raclin Murphy Museum of Art, University of Notre Dame. Gift of Mrs. Thomas Cusack, 1960.042
In celebration of Language & Culture Week 2026, join student gallery teacher Nayla Hernandez ’26 for a guided discussion, in French, of Chalres Louis Lucien Muller’s The Roll Call of the Last Victims of the Reign of Terror (ca. 1860).

Originally published at raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu.