741285 Execution of Robert Blum on 9 November, 1848, 1862 (crayon on paper) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robert Blum (1807-48) German democratic politician, revolutionary and poet; believer in a unified Germany but opposed German occupation of Poland;Member of the Frankfurt parliament; travelled to Vienna in 1848 to participate in the revolution there and despite having diplomatic immunity as an MP, he was executed ther. The execution is often seen as a symbolic event for the ultimate failure of the Revolutions of 1848 in the German states and the day is known as a \'Schicksalstag\' (\'Destiny Day\');); 穢 Archives Charmet; German, out of copyright.