Joseph BOZE (1745-1826), d’après. Lot n° 133

Intaglio engraving, titled "Les adieux de Louis XVI à sa famille." Letter from the print at the bottom of the image: "M'arracher de leurs bras! Unfortunate family! That's it; I'm going to lose you forever! What's this? This is the destiny of a King who had the most tender love for his people! Is this your wish, too unhappy France!? Eh mon fils, cher enfant, mon fils écoute moi: N'employe un jour que la Clémence, Si le ciel te condamne au malheur d'être Roi." And around the medallion: "Louis XVI roy de France, né à Versailles le 23 août 1754. And beheaded in Paris on January 21, 1793." Published by Esnauts et Rapilly in Paris. In a gilded wood frame. H. 37 x W. 29 cm (frame). Related work Joseph Boze (1745-1826), "Portrait de Louis XVI", oil on canvas, H. 65.8 x W. 54.8 cm, private collection (Christie's sale, June 20, 2007).