La Mort de Marat, by Jacques-Louis David (1748 – 1825)

Jean-Paul Marat (24 May 1743 – 13 July 1793) was a “radical voice.” He escaped the guillotine, but was killed by Charlotte Corday on July 13, 1793. He was working in his bathtub where he found relief from a debilitating and itchy skin disease, probably dermatitis herpetiformis or Duhring’s disease, not caused by the herpes virus.

Marie-Anne Charlotte de Corday d’Armont (27 July 1768 – 17 July 1793) being led to her execution, by famed Venezuelan artist Arturo Michelena (16 June 1863 – 29 July 1898)