Witness History: Archive 2014

Suffragette Art Attack


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On March 10th 1914, suffragette Mary Richardson attacked a priceless painting in London's National Gallery with a meat cleaver. She was campaigning for women's right to vote in Britain. The painting, the Rokeby Venus, by Spanish 17th Century artist, Diego Velázquez, was later restored.

Photo: Detail of The Rokeby Venus photographed shortly after the attack

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