Hell Broke Loose, or, The Murder of Louis

Title

Hell Broke Loose, or, The Murder of Louis

Description

Etching - print on paper
Physical Dimensions: Height: 250 millimetres, Width: 338 millimetres

Subject

Satire on the execution of Louis XVI; the king kneeling under the guillotine operated by two winged devils; Abbé Edgeworth kneeling in front of him, with crucifix and prayer's book; angel playing trumpet among clouds surrounded by devils flying above; army of sans-culottes holding bayonets in the foreground.
This British print was published in London just four days after the execution of Louis XVI on 21 January 1793.
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1489650&partId=1

Creator

Print made by: William Dent
Published by: James Aitken

Date

1793

Rights

Public Domain: This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or less.