The last words of Louis XVI (Testament de Louis XVI)

Multiple artists/makers

1793–1800

Not on view

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Title: The last words of Louis XVI (Testament de Louis XVI)
Artist: Anonymous , French, late 18th century
Subject: Louis XVI, King of France (French, Versailles 1754–1793 Paris)
Subject: Louis XVII (French, Versailles 1785–1795 Paris)
Subject: Marie Antoinette, Queen of France (French (born Austria), Vienna 1755–1792 Paris)
Subject: Marie Thérèse Charlotte of France (French, Versailles 1778–1851 Lanzenkirchen)
Date: 1793–1800
Medium: Wood engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 16 1/8 × 10 1/2 in. (40.9 × 26.6 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Bella C. Landauer, 1926
Object Number: 26.28.630
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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