Tomb of Louis XVI and his family, with hidden silhouettes

1793–1800
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Tomb of Louis XVI and his family, with hidden silhouettes
  • Artist: Anonymous (Morinet)
  • Artist: After Claude Louis Desrais (French, Paris 1746–1816 Paris)
  • Subject: Marie Antoinette, Queen of France (French (born Austria), Vienna 1755–1792 Paris)
  • Subject: Louis XVI, King of France (French, Versailles 1754–1793 Paris)
  • Subject: Louis XVII (French, Versailles 1785–1795 Paris)
  • Publisher: Jean-Baptiste Genty (French, born Andonville, Loiret, 1770, active until 1830)
  • Date: 1793–1800
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Plate: 13 1/4 × 8 3/4 in. (33.7 × 22.3 cm)
    Sheet: 17 3/16 × 11 9/16 in. (43.7 × 29.4 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Mary Martin, 1938
  • Object Number: 38.145.436
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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