Marie antoinette stands on the scaffold, her head turned in profile to the right, left arm extended, addressing the crowd below. On the extreme left is part of the upright of the guillotine, showing the windlass; against it leans a sword. On the right are three women, well dressed, and much distressed, whose heads appear immediately below the scaffold, which is surrounded by the mounted men of the national guard. The windows of the houses are filled with spectators. See bmsat 8343, &c. 28 october 1793
etching. Date: 1793. Dimensions: Height: 252 mm; Width: 210 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Marie Antoinette, Queen of France and Navarre, . Collection: British Museum. The martydom of Marie Antoinette queen of France Octr 16- 1793 (BM 1871,0812.2931)
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