It, too, was toppled, during the 1871 Commune at the instigation of painter Gustave Courbet, who had to pay the crippling cost of having it re-erected two years later.
Despite having instigating its toppling, the painter escaped without penalty.
mnli hypothesis: Despite having instigating its toppling, the painter escaped without penalty. premise: It, too, was toppled, during the 1871 Commune at the instigation of painter Gustave Courbet, who had to pay the crippling cost of having it re-erected two years later.