Illustration
Engraving depicting the execution of King Louis XVI of France by guillotine on 21 January 1793, in the Place de la Revolution, Paris. The executioner displays his severed head to the crowd. Engraving by Isidore Stanislas Helman, after Charles Monnet, 1794.
Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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Helman, I. S. (2022, September 02). Execution of Louis XVI. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16313/execution-of-louis-xvi/
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Helman, Isidore Stanislas. "Execution of Louis XVI." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified September 02, 2022. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16313/execution-of-louis-xvi/.
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Helman, Isidore Stanislas. "Execution of Louis XVI." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 02 Sep 2022. Web. 21 Feb 2025.
