Louis XVI Stopt [sic] in his Flight at Varennes
Title
Louis XVI Stopt [sic] in his Flight at Varennes
Description
This romantic English painting of the King’s flight suggests only a few feet separated the King from escape.
Creator
Mariano Bovi (engraver)
Domenico Pellegrini (painter)
Source
Bibliothèque Nationale de France
Date
1796
Rights
Public Domain
Relation
http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/98/|<span>Michel Hennin. <em>Estampes relatives à l'Histoire de France</em>. Tome 125, Pièces 10979-11059, période : 1791</span>|<span>de Vinck. <em>Un siècle d'histoire de France par l'estampe, 1770-1870</em>. Vol. 23 (pièces 3894-4078), Ancien Régime et Révolution</span>
Format
JPEG
Language
French
English
Identifier
98
Original Format
Engraving
Physical Dimensions
46.5 x 60 cm
Title (French)
Arrestation du Roy Louis XVI a Varennes
Caption (English)
The inhabitants being informed who the travellers were, sounded the alarm, barricaded the bridge, and seized the horses. the king's attendants would have killed the fellows that stopt the carriage but the King unwilling to be the cause of bloodshed, forbad all resistance and surrendered himself to the Magistrate of the Town.
Citation
Mariano Bovi (engraver) and Domenico Pellegrini (painter), “Louis XVI Stopt [sic] in his Flight at Varennes,” LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY: EXPLORING THE FRENCH REVOUTION, accessed April 18, 2024, https://revolution.chnm.org/d/98.