XIR227699 Portrait of Jacques Pierre Brissot (1754-93) French revolutionary leader oil on canvas) by French School, (18th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France; (add.info.: Jacques (or Jean) Pierre Brissot was a leading member of the Girondist movement during the French Revolution and founder of the abolitionist Soci矇t矇 des Amis des Noirs. On 30 October 1793, the death sentence was delivered to Brissot and the 28 other Girondins. The next day, the convicted men were taken by tumbrel to the guillotine, singing La Marseillaise as they travelled); French, out of copyright.