The heroic Charlotte la Cordé upon her trial at the bar of the Revolutionary Tribunal of Paris, July 17th, 1793 for having rid the world of that monster of atheism and murder the regicide Marat, whom she stabbed in a bath where he had retired on account of a leprosy with which Heaven had begun the punishment of his crimes / [graphic]

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Title
The heroic Charlotte la Cordé upon her trial at the bar of the Revolutionary Tribunal of Paris, July 17th, 1793 for having rid the world of that monster of atheism and murder the regicide Marat, whom she stabbed in a bath where he had retired on account of a leprosy with which Heaven had begun the punishment of his crimes / [graphic]
Creator
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Contributor
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Published / Created
[29 July 1793]
Publication Place
London
Publisher
Publishd. July 29th, 1793, by H. Humphrey, No. 18 Old Bond Street
Abstract

A scene of the crowded interior of the Revolutionary Tribunal during the trial of Charlotte Corday for the murder of Jean Marat. Corday stands at the bar, her wrists in chains, as she confronts the three judges, grotesque figures -- a barber, a tailor, and a butcher. Marat's body lies between them on a wooden bedstead, his blood stained shirt on a pike

Description
Title etched above image.
One line of quoted text below title: "The noble enthusiasm with which this woman met the charge, & the elevated disdain with which she treated the self created tribunal, struck the whole assembly with terror & astonishment."
Sheet trimmed to plate mark on top edge.
1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 31.3 x 36.2 cm, on sheet 35.0 x 40.9 cm.
Mounted on leaf 35 of volume 3 of 12.
Provenance
From a collection in twelve volumes probably compiled by Francis Harvey and sold at auction, Sotheby, London, June 1900. Bequest of Hugh Dudley Auchincloss to Yale University Library, 1981. Bound by Riviere & Son in three-quarters red morocco with gold tooling and gold lettering on spine.
Extent
1 print : plate mark 31.3 x 36.5 cm, on sheet 32 x 38 cm
Extent of Digitization
This object has been completely digitized.
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number
Auchincloss Gillray v. 3

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Caricatures and cartoons
Judicial proceedings
Satires (Visual works) England 1793
Etchings England London 1793
Material
etching ; and wove paper.
Resource Type
still image
Subject (Geographic)
France
France.
Subject (Name)
Marat, Jean Paul, 1743-1793
Corday, Charlotte, 1768-1793
France. Tribunal révolutionnaire.
Subject (Topic)
Assassination
History
Trials (Political crimes and offenses)
Subjects
Marat, Jean Paul, 1743-1793 > Assassination
Corday, Charlotte, 1768-1793 > Caricatures and cartoons
France. Tribunal révolutionnaire
France > History > Revolution, 1789-1799
Trials (Political crimes and offenses) > France
England > 1793
England > London > 1793
Riviere & Son > Binding
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley > Ownership
Harvey, Francis > Ownership

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Identifiers

Orbis Record
7948654
Object ID (OID)
11811414

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