Louis XVI et le Dauphin au temple. Alfred Nicolas Billard, photographer (French, born 1833) about 1874 A painted scene depicting Louis XVI saying farewell to his son, the future Louis XVII, at the Paris Temple where both were imprisoned. Louis XVI is shown holding the child, who has his arms around his father. Both are looking up. A third man is standing in the background and is smoking. (Verso, mount) upper center, black ink: "Souvenir du Pélerinage de [illegible]/N. D. de Verdelais 28 Mai 1874"; center left, black ink: "Louis XVI. Roi de France. Mort en 1793."; center, black imprinted text:
Louis XVI et le Dauphin au temple. Alfred Nicolas Billard, photographer (French, born 1833) about 1874 A painted scene depicting Louis XVI saying farewell to his son, the future Louis XVII, at the Paris Temple where both were imprisoned. Louis XVI is shown holding the child, who has his arms around his father. Both are looking up. A third man is standing in the background and is smoking. (Verso, mount) upper center, black ink: "Souvenir du Pélerinage de [illegible]/N. D. de Verdelais 28 Mai 1874"; center left, black ink: "Louis XVI. Roi de France. Mort en 1793."; center, black imprinted text: "BULLA FRÈRES. Editeurs, à PARIS, 66 rue Tiquetonne/à LONDRES, 9, King Edward Street, Newgate Street, London, BILLARD. Photographe, Avenue d'Orléans, 20, Paris."; (Recto, album page) lower center, below image, black ink on white paper label: "E/3 [space] Louis XVI et le Dauphin/au temple.";
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Photo credit: © piemags/GB24 / Alamy / Afripics
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