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2 marble bas-relief sculptures profile Louis XVI Marie-Antoinette XVIII

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Pair of marble bas-relief sculptures representing the profile portrait of Louis XVI * and that of three-quarters of Marie-Antoinette **, gray marble backgrounds and oval wooden frames, from the 18th century.

These sculptures are in good condition and are of high quality.

A note: micro-scratches and slight wear of time on the marble and the frames, see photos.

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* Louis XVI (1754-1793) was king of France and Navarre from 1774 to 1791 then king of the French from 1791 to 1792. Louis XVI was the son of the Dauphin Louis-Ferdinand of France and Marie-Josèphe of Saxe. He succeeds his grandfather Louis XV in 1774. The reign of Louis XVI is marked by important reforms concerning the rights of the people. The last years of the reign of Louis XVI are marked by important stock market speculations, then by the French Revolution which, while taking again some of the reforms supported by the king before 1789, transform the political role of the king and the system of government of the France by putting an end to the absolute monarchy of divine right. At first, King Louis XVI became a constitutional monarch facing increasingly hostile opposition. In a second time, the king was overthrown on August 10, 1792 by the republican sections and the monarchy was abolished on September 21. Judged guilty of treason by the National Convention, he was sentenced to death and guillotined on January 21, 1793 on the Place de la Révolution in Paris.

** Marie Antoinette Josèphe Jeanne de Habsbourg-Lorraine, better known under the name of Marie-Antoinette of Austria (Vienna, November 2, 1755 - died guillotined in Paris, October 16, 1793), was archduchess of Austria, imperial princess, princess royal of Hungary and Bohemia, dauphine of France, queen of France and Navarre (1774–1792), wife of Louis XVI, king of France.

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  • Cadre 17,5 cm x 21,3 cm