Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark with partial loss of text., Two of the men with King Louis are tentatively identified as Santerre and Sanson., Four lines of verse inscribed below title: When on the scaffold he did say, receive my soul O God I pray. Wringing his hands with upcast e[yes], and Oh, forgive my enemies., and Printed on brittle, acid paper.
Publisher:
Published Septr. 1st, 1793 by J. Evans, Long Lane
Subject (Geographic):
France
Subject (Name):
Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793, Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793,, Santerre, Antoine-Joseph, 1752-1809., and Sanson, Charles Henri, 1738- .
Subject (Topic):
Death and burial, History, Executions, Guillotines (Punishment), and Spectators