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.

  • David, Jules, 1808-1892.
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1883
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43693i
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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. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Louis XV died of smallpox at Versailles on 10 May 1774

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Paris : Richard Bentley and son, 1883.

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1 print : line engraving, with stipple and etching ; image 12.9 x 9.7 cm

Lettering

Guidez nous, protégez nous, mon Dieu! nous regnons trop jeunes. Jules David del. Audibran sc.

References note

Louis Blanc, Histoire de la révolution française, vol. 2, Paris 1847, pp. 10-12

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Wellcome Collection 43693i

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