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print
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satirical print
Object Type
print
satirical print
Museum number
2009,7065.1
Title
Object:
Matière à reflection pour les jonglers couronnés
Description
French revolutionary satire with the decapitated head of Louis XVI held aloft, blood dripping from the severed neck. January/February 1793 Etching and manière de lavis
Producer name
Print made by:
Villeneuve
School/style
French
Production date
1793
Production place
Published in:
Paris (France)
Materials
paper
Technique
aquatint
etching
Dimensions
Height:
215 millimetres
Width:
172 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
See related prints of 1792/93 by Villeneuve, especially 2006,0929.3.
Bibliographic references
De Vinck 1909-1967 / Collection De Vinck. Un siècle d'histoire de France par l'estampe. Inventaire analytique.
(5206-5207)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
satire
execution
Associated names
Representation of:
Louis XVI, King of France and Navarre
Associated events
Associated Event:
French Revolution 1793
Associated Event:
Execution of Louis XVI 1793
(21 January)
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Andrew Edmunds
Acquisition date
2009
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
2009,7065.1
Conservation
Treatment
: 03 May 2011