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Full and Complete Amnesty

Full and Complete Amnesty, by Paul Huet, 1832
Full and Complete Amnesty, by Paul Huet, 1832

Full and Complete Amnesty is a print by the Romanticist artist Paul Huet. It dates from 1832 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

About this work

The title at the bottom reads *"Full and Complete Amnesty"*—it’s a political statement about forgiveness after a time of trouble.

This drawing shows a graveyard with broken tombstones scattered on the ground. A few headstones still stand, but they’re cracked or leaning. Trees with bare branches loom over the scene, and a dark church steeple rises in the middle. The sky is heavy with clouds, and the whole place looks abandoned.

The title at the bottom reads *"Full and Complete Amnesty"*—it’s a political statement about forgiveness after a time of trouble. The artist made this in France around 1832, right after a big change in leadership.

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Artist & collection

Portrait of Paul Huet

Artist

Paul Huet

Paul Huet (French pronunciation: ; 3 October 1803 – 8 January 1869) was a French painter and printmaker born in Paris.

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