Lewis XVII. From early days, Captivity my doom, Ive seen my Noble Father dragg'd t'untimely death! My butcher'd Mother on a Scafoold yeild her breath! Alas! I've gained alone the honours... of a Tomb!
London Pub.d as the Act directs July 25, 1795 by P.Molinari No.72 New Compton Street, Soho. Rare stipple engraving. 200 x 145mm (8 x 5¾"), large margins. Portrait of Louis XVII (born Louis Charles, Duke of Normandy; 1785 - 1795), the younger son of King Louis XVI of France and Queen Marie Antoinette.
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