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OriginalCharles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754–1838), a French bishop and politician. He served as Napoleon's chief diplomat, but worked for peace and later oversaw the return of Napoleon's conquests. He was an important part of the Congress of Vienna which ended the wars, and later served as Prime Minister of France.
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Good, high resolution painting of an important French politician.
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Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
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Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
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Pierre-Paul Prud'hon
Sardonic cartoon, 1815
Is it just me, or does he look a bit like Jimmy Fallon?--Godot13 (talk) 22:19, 18 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord - Pierre-Paul Prud'hon.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:43, 28 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]