Title

'Murder of the Princess de Lamballe', 1816.Artist: T Wallis

Caption

'Murder of the Princess de Lamballe', 1816. Princess Marie Thérèse Louise of Savoy-Carignan, Princess of Lamballe (1749-1792) was an Italian-French courtier, aristocrat of the House of Savoy, and royal confidante to French queen Marie Antoinette. Her killing sparked a movement of anti-revolutionary propaganda, which ultimately led to the development and implementation of the Reign of Terror. From The History of the War, from the Commencement of the French Revolution to the Present Time, volume I, by Hewson Clarke, published by T Kinnersley (London, 1816).
The Print Collector collection

Date

Nov 30, 1999

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C33_094

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,4Mb (6,1Mb) / 11,3in x 17,3in / 3390 x 5197 (300dpi)

Keywords

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