Louis XVI and His Family (20 January 1793)

Louis XVI and His Family (20 January 1793)

Not shown in this or other scenes here is the fact that between the King’s two visits he ate a last meal. At this time he was denied, as was custom, a knife to avoid suicide. Louis was angered that his jailers thought he was so sinful as to take his own life.

Cornell 4606.15.J14

January 20, 1793

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