The Execution of Louis XVI. HELMAN. Journée du 21 janvier 1793. La mort de Louis…

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The Execution of Louis XVI. HELMAN. Journée du 21 janvier 1793. La mort de Louis Capet sur la place de la Révolution. Copper engraving, 430x56s mm. Caption at bottom. Margins. Slight marginal staining. Good specimen. Important print, of great impact, depicting the execution of Louis XVI by guillotine on January 21, 1793 in Place de la Révolution. His death marked the end of an era and a regime. The caption refers to the king as 'Louis Capet' because during the Revolution he was called Louis Capet, as he was a descendant of Hugh Capet, the founder of the dynasty, with the intention of desecrating his status as king.

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The Execution of Louis XVI. HELMAN. Journée du 21 janvier 1793. La mort de Louis Capet sur la place de la Révolution. Copper engraving, 430x56s mm. Caption at bottom. Margins. Slight marginal staining. Good specimen. Important print, of great impact, depicting the execution of Louis XVI by guillotine on January 21, 1793 in Place de la Révolution. His death marked the end of an era and a regime. The caption refers to the king as 'Louis Capet' because during the Revolution he was called Louis Capet, as he was a descendant of Hugh Capet, the founder of the dynasty, with the intention of desecrating his status as king.

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Copy of letter to General Grenier. Milan, 13 Nivôse year 7 (January 2, 1799). Folio. 2 pages. Large engraved vignette with allegory of the Cisalpine Republic. Copy of letter from the Minister of War (Berthier, unsigned) addressed to General of Division GRENIER commanding the division of the French army at the Department of MELLA in BRESCIA. 2 large pages in-folio. Citizen GAMBARA, military agent in charge of overseeing the execution of the Law on the Requisition of 9,000 men to complete the Cisalpine Army, requests an armed force in the Department, as much to ensure the success of the operation as to prevent the inconveniences it might entail. He asks him to send "in the Communes which would make fear some tumults, some detachments to maintain them in order and to recall them to the execution of the Law." Copy of the letter of the Minister of War addressed to the General of Division GRENIER.Milan, January 2, 1799 Folio, 2 pages. Large engraved vignette with the allegory of the Cisalpine Republic.Copy of the letter of the Minister of War (Berthier, not signed) addressed to the General of Division GRENIER commanding the division of the French army in the Department of MELLA in BRESCIA. 2 large pages in-folio. The Citizen GAMBARA, military agent in charge of supervising the execution of the Law on the Requisition of 9000 Men to complete the Cisalpine Army, asks for an armed force in the Department, as much to ensure the success of the operation as to prevent the inconveniences that they could entail. He asks him to send "in the Communes which would make fear some tumults, some detachments to maintain them in order and to recall them to the execution of the Law."

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Decret de la Convention Nationale, Du 16 Avril 1793 ... Qui ordonne l'interrogatoire des indivus de la famille des Bourbons, & Le sequestre des biens de celle des Bourbons-Orleans. Paris, Imprimerie Nationale Executive du Louvre, 1793 4to. 255x195 mm. Pages 3, 1 blank. Slight traces of use. First edition. The Terror is in force in France. The entire Bourbons-Orleans family, is under arrest. On April 4, the Duke of Chartres (future Louis-Philippe I), eldest son of Duke Louis-Philippe d'Orléans, then lieutenant general of the Army of the North, went over to the Austrian enemy along with his commander, General Dumouriez, author of a failed coup d'état. The Duke of Orleans, since 1792 known as Egalite, who had also voted for the execution of Louis XVI, then became suspect in the eyes of the Montagnards. All members of the Bourbon family are arrested on April 7, 1793. The measure affects the Duke of Orleans, his two other sons, the Duke of Montpensier and Louis-Charles d'Orléans, Count of Beaujolais, and his sister Louise -Bathilda. The Convention decides to remove the entire family from Paris and operates their immediate transfer to Fort Saint-Jean in Marseille. Egalite will be guillotined on November 6, 1793. 4to. 255x195 mm. Pp. 3, 1 blank. Slight traces of wear. First edition. There is terror in France. The entire Bourbons-Orleans family is under arrest. On April 4, the duke of Chartres (future Louis-Philippe I), eldest son of the duke Louis-Philippe d'Orléans, then lieutenant general of the Army of the North, went over to the Austrian enemy together with his leader, general Dumouriez, author of a failed coup. The Duke of Orleans, called Egalite since 1792, who had also voted for the execution of Louis XVI, then became suspect in the eyes of the Montagnards. All members of the Bourbon family are arrested on April 7, 1793. The measure concerns the Duke of Orléans, his other two children, the Duke of Montpensier and Louis-Charles d'Orléans, Count of Beaujolais, and his sister Louise -Bathilda. The Convention decides to remove the entire family from Paris and immediately transfers them to the Fort Saint-Jean in Marseille. Egalite will be guillotined on November 6, 1793.

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Decret de la Convention Nationale, Du 6 Decembre 1792 ... Triage des papiers & pieces qui se trouvent aux Tuileries. Marseille, F. Brebion, 1793 4to. 265x205 mm. Pages 3, 1 blank. Good conservation. First edition. Very important document on the trial of Louis XVI. The decree orders the inventory of documents found in the Tuileries Palace, where the royal family had resided since October 1789. These documents will be decisive in the conviction of the King and will later be published by order of the National Convention. 4to. 265x205 mm. Pp. 3, 1 blank. Good condition. First edition. Very important document on the trial of Louis XVI. The decree orders the inventory of the documents found in the Tuileries Palace, where the royal family had resided since October 1789. These documents will be decisive for the condemnation of the King and will then be published by order of the National Convention.

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