Title: Louis Xvi Description: A painting of Louis XVI (August 23, 1754-January 21, 1793), husband of Marie Antoinette (November 2, 1755-October 16, 1793); he was King of France from 1774 until he was dethroned for treason during the French Revolution (1787-1799) and beheaded; he was very fond of eating and hunting and had interests in science but was politically indecisive and failed to initiate reforms that would ease burdens on the people that led them to revolution; he was the only king of France to be executed; the painting was made when he was about thirty-five and in a typically melancholy mood by the Swedish artist Alexandre Roslin (July 15, 1718-July 5, 1793); Category: Marie Antoinette Keywords: beheadings, executions, France, French kings, French Revolution kings, monarchy, royalty. Orientation: Portrait Dimensions: 2625 x 3444 (9.04 MPixels) (1.31) Print Size: 22.2 x 29.2 cm; 8.8 x 11.5 inches File Size: 25.89 MB (27,149,894 Bytes) Resolution: 300 x 300 dpi Color Depth: 16.7 million (24 BitsPerPixel) Compression: None Image Number: 0000258934c Source: Jay Robert Nash Collection
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