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Sartain, John, 1808-1897 Louis XVI threatened by the mob on their Visit to the Tuileries

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.1854 Author/Creator: Sartain, John, 1808-1897 Place Written: England Type: Engraving Date: 1850 Pagination: 1 print ; b&w Order a Copy

One engraving entitled, "Louis XVI threatened by the mob on their Visit to the Tuileries." Engraved by John Sartain from an original painting by Denis Auguste Marie Raffet.

Sartain, John, 1808-1897
Raffet, Denis Auguste Marie, 1804-1860
Louis XVI, King of France, 1753-1793

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