Trial of Marie Antoinette of Austria
Title
Trial of Marie Antoinette of Austria
Description
Some months after the execution of her husband, Marie Antoinette found herself in the dock of the public prosecutor, Antoine Quentin Fouquier–Tinville. The intervention of the radical journalist Jacques–René Hébert had pushed her case to the top, and she was accused most notably of immorality and treason. She defended herself bravely and calmly, as the above image suggests. But the judgment was never in doubt, as the revolutionaries had always doubted her. And acquittal in these conditions was difficult at best. After a two–day trial, she was convicted and executed the next day, 16 October 1793.
Creator
J.-Frédéric Cazenave (engraver)
Pierre Bouillon (designer)
Source
Bibliothèque Nationale de France
Date
1805-1815
Rights
Public Domain
Relation
http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/8/|de Vinck. <em>Un siècle d'histoire de France par l'estampe, 1770-1870</em>. Vol. 33 (pièces 5395-5522), Ancien Régime et Révolution
Format
JPEG
Language
French
Identifier
8
Original Format
Engraving
Physical Dimensions
40 x 53cm
Title (French)
Jugement de Marie Antoinette D'Autriche au Tribunal Révolutionnaire
Citation
J.-Frédéric Cazenave (engraver) and Pierre Bouillon (designer), “Trial of Marie Antoinette of Austria,” LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY: EXPLORING THE FRENCH REVOUTION, accessed December 5, 2024, https://revolution.chnm.org/d/8.