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Print, Execution of King Louis X

This is a Print. It was published by Paul-André Basset and dedicatee: Louis XVI, King of France. It is dated ca. 1793 and we acquired it in 1961. Its medium is hand-colored etching support: off-white laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Hamill & Barker. It is credited Gift of Hamill and Barker.

Its dimensions are

43.5 x 58.5 cm (17 1/8 x 23 1/16 in.) Mat: 55.9 x 71.1 cm (22 x 28 in.)

Cite this object as

Print, Execution of King Louis X; Published by Paul-André Basset; Dedicatee: Louis XVI, King of France; France; hand-colored etching support: off-white laid paper; 43.5 x 58.5 cm (17 1/8 x 23 1/16 in.) Mat: 55.9 x 71.1 cm (22 x 28 in.); Gift of Hamill and Barker; 1961-105-141

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The Cooper-Hewitt Collections: A Design Resource.

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