The Queen of Louis XVI King of France at the Guillotine, 16 October 1793
Title
The Queen of Louis XVI King of France at the Guillotine, 16 October 1793
Description
An idealized portrait of Marie Antoinette at the moment of death. Unlike the pale, aged woman the contemporaries observed, this later print memorialized a beautiful, absolutely pure, woman. While in life she had been assailed as a lesbian, a pedophile, and an adulteress with men, here she is being depicted as nearly a saint. Indeed, a great problem that the revolutionaries had was that, as they executed those they thought guilty, they also referred them to martyrdom and ultimately to a good chance for rehabilitation.
Creator
None Identified
Source
Bibliothèque Nationale de France
Date
1815
Rights
Public Domain
Relation
http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/185/|<span>Collection de Vinck. <em>Un siècle d'histoire de France par l'estampe, 1770-1870</em>. Vol. 33 (pièces 5395-5522), Ancien Régime et Révolution</span>
Format
JPEG
Language
English
Identifier
185
Original Format
Engraving
Physical Dimensions
16.3 x 14.7 cm
Citation
None Identified, “The Queen of Louis XVI King of France at the Guillotine, 16 October 1793,” LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY: EXPLORING THE FRENCH REVOUTION, accessed October 3, 2024, https://revolution.chnm.org/d/185.