2-368-297 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

The arrest of Camille Desmoulins, 31st march 1794 (1882-1884). Camille Desmoulins (1760-1794) was a French journalist and politician who played an important role in the French Revolution. He became a close associate of Georges Danton and shared his downfall at the hands of Maximilien Robespierre. Both were arrested and executed by guillotine in 1794 during the Reign of Terror. Desmoulins' wife was also executed. A print from La France et les Français à Travers les Siècles, Volume III, F Roy editor, A Challamel, Saint-Antoine, 1882-1884.