Execution of Marie Antoinette (16 October 1793) at the Place de la Révolution
Title
Execution of Marie Antoinette (16 October 1793) at the Place de la Révolution
Description
This postcard in English and French does show the broader scene at the execution of the Queen. Before the guillotine stands Marie Antoinette with Sanson, the same executioner who had dispatched her husband ten months before. Surrounded by soldiers, and tens of thousands of onlookers, she awaits the moment of death. Also on the platform is Marie Antoinette’s confessor. The execution, like that of her husband, took place at the Place de la Révolution, recently renamed from Place de Louis XV (currently Place de la Concorde). Dominating the entire scene was a giant statue of Liberty sitting on a pedestal that once held a statue of Louis XV. In Liberty’s right hand is a pike while she wears a Phrygian cap. This reshaping of the monarchical square seems quite consistent with the elimination of the Queen.
Creator
Isidore-Stanislas Helman (engraver)
Antoine-Jean Duclos (engraver)
Charles Monnet (designer)
Source
Bibliothèque Nationale de France
Date
1794
Rights
Public Domain
Relation
http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/183/|Michel Hennin. <em>Estampes relatives à l'Histoire de France</em>. Tome 132, Pièces 11587-11673, période : 1793
Format
JPEG
Language
French
Identifier
183
Original Format
Engraving
Physical Dimensions
35.5 x 46cm
Title (French)
Journée du 16 Octobre 1793
Citation
Isidore-Stanislas Helman (engraver), Antoine-Jean Duclos (engraver), and Charles Monnet (designer), “Execution of Marie Antoinette (16 October 1793) at the Place de la Révolution,” LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY: EXPLORING THE FRENCH REVOUTION, accessed December 13, 2024, https://revolution.chnm.org/d/183.