The near in blood, the nearer bloody, Cruikshank, Isaac, 1756?-1811?, artist, engraving 1793, the Duke of Orleans dressed as a ragged sansculotte, holding an axe over the head of Louis XVI which rests on a chopping block, while Marie Antoinette pleads for him to show a touch of pity.
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The near in blood, the nearer bloody, Cruikshank, Isaac, 1756?-1811?, artist, engraving 1793, the Duke of Orleans dressed as a ragged sansculotte, holding an axe over the head of Louis XVI which rests on a chopping block, while Marie Antoinette pleads for him to show a touch of pity.

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1793

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Photo12/Liszt Collection/Quint Lox Limited

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