Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Marat's Triumph

Original - The French Revolution, 1793: a crowd celebrates the acquittal of Jean-Paul Marat.

Alternate - Redid the levels, color balance, and contrast.

Reason: 215-year-old political cartoon of an event from the French Revolution: celebration of Jean-Paul Marat's acquittal for his role in the execution of Louis XVI of France. Text translation provided on image page.
Articles this image appears in: Jean-Paul Marat
Creator: unknown; restored verion of Image:Triomphe de Marat.jpg (note: border lines are slightly off true vertical and horizontal because they were not drawn at perfect right angles).

Support as nominator --Durova^Charge! 09:56, 3 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Weak, conditional oppose Simply put, the black lines are far too light. Adjusting the levels slightly would make the image look a lot better. Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 01:23, 7 July 2008 (UTC)Support Edit 1. Shoemaker's Holiday (talk) 04:59, 8 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- I'll give the levels another go. Durova^Charge! 01:25, 7 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Quality scan; encyclopedic; funny. Has a wow factor, as in "Wow, those people must have really enjoyed chewing tobacco." Agree the black lines could be darker but it's not a deal-breaker to me. Addendum: support alternate, which looks improved. Fletcher (talk) 04:10, 7 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support edit 1 Highly historical, and high quality. Spencer^T♦^C 22:38, 7 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support edit 1 not much different, but still better.Greener Cactus (talk) 19:47, 8 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:Triomphe de Marat4.jpg MER-C 06:34, 14 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]