Antoine COYPEL (1661-1722): Catherine Deshayes known as the poisoner Voisin. Engraving in black by Guillaume CHASTEAU. 39.2 x 27 cm at sight.
The affair of poisons is a series of scandals involving poisonings that occurred between 1679 and 1682, during the reign of Louis XIV and that shook Paris and the court. La Voisin was burned alive on the Place de Grève on February 22, 1680.
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