Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna (Vienna 1755 - Paris 1793), known in French as Marie-Antoinette, was the wife of King Louis XVI of France, and thus queen of France.
| Artist |
Anonymous Master
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|---|---|
| Title | The Decapitation of Queen Marie-Antoinette |
| Period |
18th century
19th century |
| Medium and support | etching AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | printed inscription at the top, outside the depiction: ONTHOOFDING / VAN MARIE-ANTOINETTE VAN OOSTENRYK; / den 16den October 1793. |
| printed inscription outside the depiction, below: Zy die de deugd beminde, en 't hoogst genoegen smaakte, / Als zy den yzren boei der nypende armoê slaakte, / Wordt, wederrechtelyk, gevoerd ten straftooneel. - / De menschheid beeft terug, op 't zien van dit tafreel. | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | etching AAT |
| Inventory number | 2014-RT |
| Acquisition credit |
unknown
2014 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-RT |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8862/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
31A72
female sex; woman
Iconclass
31D15 adult woman Iconclass 31E23621 violent death by beheading Iconclass 31E236211 violent death ~ beheading by guillotine Iconclass 44G32 executioner, hangman Iconclass 61BB2 historical persons - BB - woman Iconclass 61BB2(MARIE ANTOINETTE) historical person (MARIE ANTOINETTE) - BB - woman Iconclass 61D(FRANCE) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (FRANCE) Iconclass 61E(PARIS) names of cities and villages (PARIS) Iconclass |
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