Louis XVI, King of the French
Title
Louis XVI, King of the French
Description
This fascinating print, likely produced before the King’s flight from Paris, takes the Louis XVI of the old regime and makes him a revolutionary with the addition of the Phrygian cap. While the engraver’s intention remains absolutely unknown, contemporaries might have seen this as mocking Louis’s new position in the Revolution. Others, less cynical, might have seen an attempt to create a monarchy living with the constitution.
Creator
None Identified
Source
Bibliothèque Nationale de France
Date
1792
Rights
Public Domain
Relation
http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/70/|<span>Michel Hennin. <em>Estampes relatives à l'Histoire de France</em>. Tome 127, Pièces 11149-11230, période : 1792</span>|<span>de Vinck. <em>Un siècle d'histoire de France par l'estampe, 1770-1870</em>. Vol. 29 (pièces 4856-5017), Ancien Régime et Révolution</span>
Format
JPEG
Language
French
Identifier
70
Original Format
Engraving
Physical Dimensions
23.5 x 16 cm
Title (French)
Louis Seize, roi des Franceais
Caption
Né à Versailles le 23 aout 1754, marié le 16 may 1770 et sacré a Reims le 11 juin 1775. Bonnet de la liberté, présenté au Roi par le peuple français le 20 juin 1792
Citation
None Identified, “Louis XVI, King of the French,” LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY: EXPLORING THE FRENCH REVOUTION, accessed December 26, 2024, https://revolution.chnm.org/d/70.