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Trial of Marie Antoinette, 15 October 1793

Pierre Bouillon · 1793

A black-and-white engraving after Pierre Bouillon showing the Revolutionary Tribunal trial of Queen Marie Antoinette on 15 October 1793. The same court later condemned Gouges.

Shows the Revolutionary Tribunal that tried the queen and later condemned Gouges, placing her fate within the same court's proceedings.

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Black-and-white engraving of a revolutionary-era tribunal. A woman in a long white dress stands center-right, one arm extended, before seated men at a table and standing officials. Spectators crowd a gallery at right.
After Pierre Bouillon, Procès de Marie-Antoinette le 15 octobre 1793, 1793. Engraving, Wikimedia Commons.

About this source

What it is

This is a black-and-white engraving titled 'Procès de Marie-Antoinette le 15 octobre 1793', made after a design by Pierre Bouillon. It shows a woman in a long white dress standing before seated men at a table and standing officials, with spectators crowding a gallery on the right. The image is recorded on Wikimedia Commons, and it is an engraving after an original, not the original drawing itself.

Why it matters

The trial took place before the Revolutionary Tribunal in October 1793, during the Terror. Queen Marie Antoinette was tried by the same court that condemned Olympe de Gouges weeks later. The engraving shows how the courtroom of revolutionary justice was presented to the public, and it helps students see the tribunal that decided the fates of both the queen and Gouges.

Look closer

  • Who is placed in the center of the picture, and who is placed in the background?
  • How does the artist show the crowd, and what role do the spectators seem to play?
  • What does the engraving leave out about the evidence and the charges made at the trial?

This painting is part of the curated material that grounds the AI version of Olympe de Gouges on Humy.ai — when students ask about related events, the AI can quote it and cite it.

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