The near in blood, the nearer bloody
The near in blood, the nearer bloody. Print shows the Duke of Orleans dressed as a ragged sansculotte, holding an axe over the head of Louis XVI which rests on a chopping block, while Marie Antoinette pleads for him to show a touch of pity.. Date 1793 Jan. 26. The near in blood, the nearer bloody. Print shows the Duke of Orleans dressed as a ragged sansculotte, holding an axe over the head of Louis XVI which rests on a chopping block, while Marie Antoinette pleads for him to show a touch of pity.. Date 1793 Jan. 26
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10601490
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47462227
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Mary Evans / Library of Congress
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