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Ref: 7085 |
France,
Death of Louis XVII 1795, bronze medalet by Loos Obv: bust of Louis
XVII left Rev:
The Angel of Death writing on a tomb REDEVIENT LIBRE LE 8 IUIN 1795 (free
again the 8th June 1795), a book at the angel’s feet with LOUIS LOUIS XVI ANTOINETTE ELIZABETH
References:
Hennin 664; Feu.13514 Notes:
The Dauphin Louis was the second son of Louis XVI and royalists dubbed him
Louis XVII on the execution of his father. He died in prison aged 10, with
speculation that he was poisoned. The names on the reverse, apart from Louis
XVII, are those of his parents and his aunt Princess Elizabeth, all
guillotined between 1792 and 1794. The medal was the work of Daniel and Friedrich
Loos, in Berlin. It was the last in a series of six concerning notable victims
of the French Revolution. Price
£110 |
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