Description of the painting Eugene Delacroix Freedom, leading the people (Freedom on the barricades)
Later, a painting by Eugene Delacroix, written by him in 1830, began to be called “Freedom on the Barricades,” but originally it was called “Freedom, Leading the People.” There was sometimes a mistaken opinion that the canvas was created under the influence of the French Revolution, however, in fact In fact, Delacroix devoted the plot to the events of July 1830, when fierce street battles took place in Paris, leading to the overthrow of Charles X, the last of the Bourbons, whom the people of France so much hated.