Execution of Louis XVI, 1793. Artist: Unknown

Execution of Louis XVI, 1793. Artist: Unknown

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Execution of Louis XVI, 1793. The head of Louis XVI (1754-93), King of France from 1774, being shown to the crowd after his execution by guillotine in the Place de la Revolution, formerly Garden of the Tuileries, Paris, 21 January 1793. On the far side of scaffold a wicker basket stands ready to receive the King's body.

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