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print
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book-illustration
Object Type
print
book-illustration
Museum number
1901,1022.1974
Description
Louis XVI's farewell to his family, after Raffet, with the King on the left, hugging his family, and on the right the prison guard entering the cell; illustration to an unidentified edition of Thiers's 'Histoire de la Révolution française Etching and engraving
Producer name
After:
Auguste Raffet
Print made by:
Augustin Burdet
Published by:
Charles Furne
School/style
French
Production date
1823-1859
(circa)
Production place
Published in:
Paris (France)
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
engraving
Dimensions
Height:
154 millimetres
(sheet (platemark invisible))
Width:
233 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
IFF / Inventaire du Fonds Français: Bibliothèque Nationale, Département des Estampes
(22)
Location
Not on display
Associated names
Illustration to:
Adolphe Thiers
Representation of:
Louis XVI, King of France and Navarre
Representation of:
Louis XVII, King of France and Navarre
Representation of:
Marie Antoinette, Queen of France and Navarre
Representation of:
Marie Thérèse Charlotte de France, Madame Royale, Duchess of Angoulême
Associated events
Associated Event:
Death of Louis XVI 1793
Associated titles
Associated Title:
Histoire de la Révolution française
Acquisition name
Bequeathed by:
Henry Spencer Ashbee
Acquisition date
1901
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1901,1022.1974