Image of the King’s Departure
Title
Image of the King’s Departure
Description
This engraving depicts the King, his wife, and his children meeting at half–past midnight on 21 June 1791, about to board a carriage in which they will flee secretly from Paris toward the border. The King and Queen were poorly disguised as servants to a German noblewoman. Since most French people outside of Paris had never seen the King or Queen in person, they expected to avoid recognition if only they could get clear of the capital and the surrounding towns.
Creator
None Identified
Source
Bibliothèque Nationale de France
Date
1791
Rights
Public Domain
Relation
http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/94/|<span>Michel Hennin. <em>Estampes relatives à l'Histoire de France</em>. Tome 125, Pièces 10979-11059, période : 1791</span>|<span>de Vinck. <em>Un siècle d'histoire de France par l'estampe, 1770-1870</em>. Vol. 23 (pièces 3894-4078), Ancien Régime et Révolution</span>
Format
JPEG
Language
French
Identifier
94
Original Format
Engraving
Physical Dimensions
9.5 x 14 cm
Title (French)
Depart de Louis XVI le 21 juin 1791, à minuit et demie
Caption
le roi, sa femme sa fille M.de Elisabeth, M. de de Tourzelle, et un garde du corps portant le Dâuphin, vont rejoindre le fiacre, qui les attend au guichet de Marigny
Citation
None Identified, “Image of the King’s Departure,” LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY: EXPLORING THE FRENCH REVOUTION, accessed December 25, 2024, https://revolution.chnm.org/d/94.