French Revolution. Flight to Varennes (20-21 June 1791). Arrest of King Louis XVI (1754-1793) and his family at Varennes on 21 June 1791, as he tried to reach the Royalist stronghold of Montmédy. Drawing by Hippolyte de la Charlerie. Engraving by T. Meyer-Heine. Detail. "History of the French Revolution". Volume I, 1876.

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