The heroic Charlotte la Cordé upon her trial at the bar of the Revolutionary Tribunal of Paris, July 17th, 1793 for having rid the world of that monster of atheism and murder the regicide Marat, whom she stabbed in a bath where he had retired on account of a leprosy with which Heaven had begun the punishment of his crimes / [graphic]

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Lewis Walpole Library > The heroic Charlotte la Cordé upon her trial at the bar of the Revolutionary Tribunal of Paris, July 17th, 1793 for having rid the world of that monster of atheism and murder the regicide Marat, whom she stabbed in a bath where he had retired on account of a leprosy with which Heaven had begun the punishment of his crimes / [graphic]

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Title: The heroic Charlotte la Cordé upon her trial at the bar of the Revolutionary Tribunal of Paris, July 17th, 1793 for having rid the world of that monster of atheism and murder the regicide Marat, whom she stabbed in a bath where he had retired on account of a leprosy with which Heaven had begun the punishment of his crimes / [graphic]
Creator: Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Contributor: Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Published / Created: [29 July 1793]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Publishd. July 29th, 1793, by H. Humphrey, No. 18 Old Bond Street
Abstract: A scene of the crowded interior of the Revolutionary Tribunal during the trial of Charlotte Corday for the murder of Jean Marat. Corday stands at the bar, her wrists in chains, as she confronts the three judges, grotesque figures -- a barber, a tailor, and a butcher. Marat's body lies between them on a wooden bedstead, his blood stained shirt on a pike
Description: Title etched above image.
One line of quoted text below title: "The noble enthusiasm with which this woman met the charge, & the elevated disdain with which she treated the self created tribunal, struck the whole assembly with terror & astonishment."
Sheet trimmed to plate mark on top edge.
Provenance: Suckling.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 31.3 x 36.5 cm, on sheet 32 x 38 cm
Language: English

Collection Information

Repository: Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number: 793.07.29.01+

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre: Caricatures and cartoons
Judicial proceedings
Satires (Visual works) England 1793
Etchings England London 1793
Material: etching ; and wove paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Geographic): France
France.
Subject (Name): Marat, Jean Paul, 1743-1793
Corday, Charlotte, 1768-1793
France. Tribunal révolutionnaire.
Subject (Topic): Assassination
History
Trials (Political crimes and offenses)
Subjects: Marat, Jean Paul, 1743-1793 > Assassination
Corday, Charlotte, 1768-1793 > Caricatures and cartoons
France. Tribunal révolutionnaire
France > History > Revolution, 1789-1799
Trials (Political crimes and offenses) > France
England > 1793
England > London > 1793
Riviere & Son > Binding
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley > Ownership
Harvey, Francis > Ownership

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Identifiers

Orbis Record: 7948654
Object ID (OID): 10957378