The death of Mariae Antoniette [sic] Queen of France / [I. Cruikshank].

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Jane Aitken
The death of Mariae Antoniette [sic] Queen of France / [I. Cruikshank].
engraving
image: 24.4 x 34.5 cm; plate: 25 x 35.5 cm; sheet: 26.2 x 37 cm
Peel 2830
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Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
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Marie Antoinette stands on the scaffold, a long veil hanging from her head, both arms extended, saying, "O heaven restore peace to my distracted Country & have Mercy upon my poor Orphans". A confessor in monk's robes (left) stands beside and partly behind her. On the extreme left is the guillotine; behind it stands the executioner in profile to the left. On the right of the scaffold are two soldiers with pikes. Below (right) appear bayonets, a flag, and a bugle, held by the troops surrounding the scaffold; in the foreground (left) are heads and bayonets.

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