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Scene from the trial of King Louis XVI before the National Convention in 1792. On January 20, 1793, the National Convention condemned Louis XVI to death,

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1 Scene from the trial of King Louis XVI before the National Convention in 1792.
On January 20, 1793, the National Convention condemned Louis XVI to death, his execution scheduled for the next day. Louis spent that evening saying goodbye to his wife and children. The following day dawned cold and wet. Louis arose at five. At eight o'clock a guard of 1,200 horsemen arrived to escort the former king on a two-hour carriage ride to his place of execution. Accompanying Louis, at his invitation, was a priest, Henry Essex Edgeworth, an Englishman living in France.

2 Execution of Louis XVI in the Place de la Revolution
Execution of Louis XVI in the Place de la Revolution. The empty pedestal in front of him had supported a statue of his grandfather, Louis XV, now torn down during one of the many revolutionary riots.

3 The execution of King Louis XVI (January 21, 1793)

4 Scene from the two-day trial of Marie Antoinette (October 1793)
A portrait of Marie Antoinette, painted around 1791

5 Exécution de Marie Antoinette le 16 Octobre 1793
Marie Antoinette on the way to the guillotine. (Pen and ink)

6 Funerary monument to King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette
Funerary monument to King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette. Located in Basilica of St. Denis, Paris.


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