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The Separation of Lewis the Sixteenth, from His Family (Le Seperation de Louis Seize, de sa Famille)

1794
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Separation of Lewis the Sixteenth, from His Family (Le Seperation de Louis Seize, de sa Famille)
  • Artist: After Charles Benazech (British, London 1767–1794 London)
  • Engraver: Anthony Cardon (British, Brussels 1772–1813 London)
  • Publisher: Colnaghi, London , (late Torre's)
  • Sitter: Louis XVI, King of France (French, Versailles 1754–1793 Paris)
  • Sitter: Marie Antoinette, Queen of France (French (born Austria), Vienna 1755–1792 Paris)
  • Sitter: Princess Marie-Thérèse Charlotte (French, 1778–1851)
  • Date: 1794
  • Medium: Stipple engraving
  • Dimensions: Image: 12 3/8 × 16 15/16 in. (31.5 × 43 cm)
    Sheet: 16 7/16 × 18 11/16 in. (41.7 × 47.4 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Olga Sichel and Max Philippson, 1962
  • Object Number: 62.557.178
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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