Louis XVI (1754-1793). King of France (1774-1792). Louis XVI illuminating the locksmith François Gamain during the making of the "armoire de fer" (iron chest). Secret documents were kept in this space hidden behind a wooden panel at the king's apartments in the Tuileries Palace. Chromolithography. "Los Girondinos" (Revolución Francesa) (The Girondins, French Revolution), by A. de Lamartine. Volume I. Published in Barcelona, 1904.
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