Last Meeting of Louis XVI with His Family at the Temple Prison Still Image

Engraving of Louis XVI embracing his weeping children and Marie Antoinette in a dim prison chamber, with his confessor standing nearby and a grieving attendant collapsed in the doorway.

Dublin Core

Title

Last Meeting of Louis XVI with His Family at the Temple Prison

Description

Another version of the final meeting of the King with his family. To the left is his confessor; the figure to the right is most likely Cléry, the King’s valet.

Creator

Nicolo Schiavonetti
Charles Benazech

Source

Bibliothèque Nationale de France

Date

1794

Rights

Public Domain

Relation

http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/214/|Collection Michel Hennin. Estampes relatives à l'Histoire de France. Tome 130, Pièces 11395-11488, période : 1793|Collection de Vinck. Un siècle d'histoire de France par l'estampe, 1770-1870. Vol. 30 (pièces 5018-5141), Ancien Régime et Révolution

Format

JPEG

Language

French

Identifier

214

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Engraving

Physical Dimensions

39 x 48 cm

Title (French)

La dernière entrevue de Louis Seize, avec sa Famille

Citation

Nicolo Schiavonetti and Charles Benazech, “Last Meeting of Louis XVI with His Family at the Temple Prison,” LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY: EXPLORING THE FRENCH REVOUTION, accessed November 9, 2026, https://revolution.chnm.org/d/214.