The reason we use Proyart is that, apart from official records and Charlotte's memoirs, it's the only real source we have. And Proyart is more accurate than Charlotte, generally, because he was actually there and Charlotte wasn't. (For example, Charlotte translates "Maximilien was good in school" into "he almost always won first prize," which, as we can see from the official records, is just not true.) Still, it's best when we can corroborate what Proyart says. (We can't, I don't think, for the incident where he reads the address to the king, but most historians think it's accurate because being chosen to do that reflects rather well on Robespierre and Proyart probably wouldn't have made it up for that reason. In any case, I could be wrong that it's not corroborated elsewhere...)
I'm actually not sure where the original of the portrait of Robespierre as a child is from. I've seen it in books and around the internet, but I don't recall seeing a source. Which is frustrating, but what can you do?
Don't worry about the questions; I just finished my last exam and once I'm done revising my paper tomorrow, I'll be done for the year.
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Date: 2010-05-23 01:07 am (UTC)I'm actually not sure where the original of the portrait of Robespierre as a child is from. I've seen it in books and around the internet, but I don't recall seeing a source. Which is frustrating, but what can you do?
Don't worry about the questions; I just finished my last exam and once I'm done revising my paper tomorrow, I'll be done for the year.