Laurence Petit, alleged accomplice of Giuseppe Fieschi in his attempted assassination of King Louis-Philippe of France. Lithograph, ca. 1835.

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[1835?]
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2015833i
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Giuseppe Fieschi attempted to kill King Louis-Philippe of France in 1835 with an "infernal machine" consisting of twenty gun barrels, placed in a window at 50, Boulevard d du Temple, Paris. Fieschi was guillotined on 19 February 1836. He is said to have met Laurence Petit (also called Lassave) when they were both in prison in 1826, and they subsequently lived together

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Paris (Gal. Véro-Dodat) : chez Aubert, [1835?] ([Paris] (pass. Saulnier, No. 6) : Lith. Junca)

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1 print : lithograph ; image and lettering 20.5 x 17 cm

Lettering

Femme Petit, présumée complice de Fieschi. On verso of impression catalogued, extensive description of "la femme Lassave, connue sous le nom de femme Petit" and of her daughter, Nina Lassave

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Wellcome Collection 2015833i

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