GILLRAY, James
(b. 1756, London, d. 1815, London)

The Blood of the Murdered Crying for Vengeance

1793
Etching
New College, Oxford University, Oxford

When the news of the execution of Louis XVI in Paris arrived in London, even the liberal supporters of the Revolution changed their opinion and felt that anarchy and violence replaced the ideals of freedom and equality.




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