Le Chant du Départ - Sculpture by François Rude, 1833-1836 - Art Photo Print

The "Chant du Départ" (French for "Song of the Departure") is a revolutionary and war song written by Étienne Nicolas Méhul (music) and Marie-Joseph Chénier (words) in 1794. It was the official anthem of the First French Empire. It is also the regional anthem of French Guiana.
The famous monumental sculpture associated with this revolutionary and patriotic song on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris is Le Départ des volontaires de 1792 (The Departure of the Volunteers of 1792), commonly known as La Marseillaise. It was sculpted by François Rude between 1833 and 1836.

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