The will and last words of Louis XVI, calligram, circa 1847–1851
The will and last words of Louis XVI, calligram, circa 1847–1851
Lithograph depicting the will laid out along the right profile of the late King Louis XVI.
Testament de Louis XVI.
Au nom de la Ste Trinité, du Père et du fils, moi, Louis XVI E du nom, Roi de France
(...)
Fait à la Tour du temple le 25 Décembre, 1792.
Signé Louis.
[Will of Louis XVI.
In the name of the Holy Trinity, of the Father and the Son, I, Louis XVI, King of France
(...)
Done at the Temple Tower on December 25, 1792.
Signed Louis.]
And supplemented with Dernières paroles de Louis XVI. [Last Words of Louis XVI.]
Fernique et Marmignat, sté de Lith
Lith Fernique & Cie, de Clichy, 15.
A. Croizet, Editeur, Rue de Clichy, 15. Paris
[Fernique and Marmignat, Lithography Company
Lith Fernique & Cie, of Clichy, 15.
A. Croizet, Publisher, Rue de Clichy, 15. Paris]
Bears a stamp mark (AE?)
Condition: Stains and water damage
In a period frame under glass (frame heavily damaged)
Dimensions: 46.5 x 32 cm (54 x 40 cm with frame)
Testament de Louis XVI.
Au nom de la Ste Trinité, du Père et du fils, moi, Louis XVI E du nom, Roi de France
(...)
Fait à la Tour du temple le 25 Décembre, 1792.
Signé Louis.
[Will of Louis XVI.
In the name of the Holy Trinity, of the Father and the Son, I, Louis XVI, King of France
(...)
Done at the Temple Tower on December 25, 1792.
Signed Louis.]
And supplemented with Dernières paroles de Louis XVI. [Last Words of Louis XVI.]
Fernique et Marmignat, sté de Lith
Lith Fernique & Cie, de Clichy, 15.
A. Croizet, Editeur, Rue de Clichy, 15. Paris
[Fernique and Marmignat, Lithography Company
Lith Fernique & Cie, of Clichy, 15.
A. Croizet, Publisher, Rue de Clichy, 15. Paris]
Bears a stamp mark (AE?)
Condition: Stains and water damage
In a period frame under glass (frame heavily damaged)
Dimensions: 46.5 x 32 cm (54 x 40 cm with frame)
Fernique: this refers to the lithographer and publisher Charles Antoine Fernique, who was active from 1847 (and until 1851 under his father André Simon Fernique’s licence) to 1869, and whose business address was 15 Rue de Clichy in Paris.
Source: http://elec.enc.sorbonne.fr/imprimeurs/node/27117
The MET holds a similar print, attributed to the lithographers Marmignat and Jannin but located at the same publisher, A. Croizet, 15 Rue de Clichy (so Fernique?!), as well as one at the Carnavalet Museum, attributed to Fernique and Deblezer at the same address but without Croizet specified.
