Damiens Being Broken on the Wheel Still Image

Engraving of Robert-François Damiens restrained on a rack with ropes attached to his limbs, flanked by smaller scenes below depicting a crowd execution and a body burning at the stake.

Dublin Core

Title

Damiens Being Broken on the Wheel

Description

This straightforward representation of Damiens gives no hint of sympathy for a would–be royal assassin.

Creator

None Identified

Source

Bibliothèque Nationale de France

Date

1757-00-00

Rights

Public Domain

Relation

http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/602/|Collection Michel Hennin. Estampes relatives à l'Histoire de France. Tome 102, Pièces 8789-8879, période : 1756-1757

Format

JPEG

Language

French

Identifier

602

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Engraving

Title (French)

Damiens étendu sur un lit de fer

Citation

None Identified, “Damiens Being Broken on the Wheel,” LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY: EXPLORING THE FRENCH REVOUTION, accessed November 9, 2026, https://revolution.chnm.org/d/602.