The transfer of the coffins of King Louis XVI of France and his wife, Queen Marie Antoinette, to the church St. Denis in Paris on 21 January 1815. Etching with engraving, 1815.

King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette kneel in prayer as Louis becomes king of France on the death of Louis XV. Line engraving with etching by F.A.B. Audibran after J. David, 1883.

Louis XVI's farewell from his wife Marie Antoinette and their distressed children. Wood engraving by J.B.C Carbonneau after J. R. Charlerie.

A royal banquet given by the City of Paris for King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette to celebrate the birth of their son, the Dauphin. Engraving by J.M. Moreau after P.L. Moreau.

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Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, kneeling before the guillotine next to her confessor on the day of her execution, 16 October 1793. Line engraving with etching, 1815.

King Louis XVI and Queen Marie-Antoinette, escorted by soldiers, arrive at a masked ball  held to celebrate the birth of their son, the Dauphin. Etching by Jean-Michel Moreau the younger, 1782, after P.L. Moreau-Desproux.

Trial of Marie Antoinette, late Queen of France, before the Revolutionary Tribunal, at Paris; compiled from a manuscript sent from Paris, and from the journals of the Moniteur. The whole carefully revised and corrected by the conductor of the Times.

The genuine trial of Marie Antoinette, late Queen of France, containing all the charges brought against her by the Public Accuser, the Private Interrogatory of the Queen, and the Examinations of the Witnesses, all at Full Length. Together with the Charge of the President of the Jury, and the Several Particulars of her Execution. The whole displaying a number of facts, with a general view of the causes of the late revolution in France.

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The transfer of the coffins of King Louis XVI of France and his wife, Queen Marie Antoinette, to the church St. Denis in Paris on 21 January 1815. Etching with engraving, 1815.

Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, kneeling before the guillotine next to her confessor on the day of her execution, 16 October 1793. Line engraving with etching, 1815.

King Louis XVI and Queen Marie-Antoinette, escorted by soldiers, arrive at a masked ball held to celebrate the birth of their son, the Dauphin. Etching by Jean-Michel Moreau the younger, 1782, after P.L. Moreau-Desproux.

Trial of Marie Antoinette, late Queen of France, before the Revolutionary Tribunal, at Paris; compiled from a manuscript sent from Paris, and from the journals of the Moniteur. The whole carefully revised and corrected by the conductor of the Times.

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The transfer of the coffins of King Louis XVI of France and his wife, Queen Marie Antoinette, to the church St. Denis in Paris on 21 January 1815. Etching with engraving, 1815.

Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, kneeling before the guillotine next to her confessor on the day of her execution, 16 October 1793. Line engraving with etching, 1815.

King Louis XVI and Queen Marie-Antoinette, escorted by soldiers, arrive at a masked ball held to celebrate the birth of their son, the Dauphin. Etching by Jean-Michel Moreau the younger, 1782, after P.L. Moreau-Desproux.

Trial of Marie Antoinette, late Queen of France, before the Revolutionary Tribunal, at Paris; compiled from a manuscript sent from Paris, and from the journals of the Moniteur. The whole carefully revised and corrected by the conductor of the Times.