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."

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Size: 4128px × 2950px
Photo credit: © Niday Picture Library / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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