Louis XVI to his people: you see this Crown, daughter of ambition..., Claude Louis Desrais, circa 1789

Frontispiece of patriotic remarks for the estates general, by olympe de gouges (december 15, 1789). This allegory depicts king louis xvi in full coronation costume, seated on a chariot pulled by a rooster and a sheep, while a young woman (probably olympe de gouges herself) hands a brochure to queen marie-antoinette. Date: circa 1789. Dimensions: 14 × 8.5 cm (5.5 × 3.3 in). Medium: engraving. Collection: Bibliothèque nationale de France. Louis XVI à son peuple - Vous la voyez cette Couronne fille de l'ambition