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Marie Antoinette, Queen of France|Louis XVII|Louis XVI, King of France|Anonymous|Marie Thérèse Charlotte of France

The last words of Louis XVI (Testament de Louis XVI)

1793–1800
Wood engraving
40.9 × 26.6 cm (16.1 × 10.5 in)

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