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title: Bailly on His Way to the Guillotine
author: Unknown Artist
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16339/bailly-on-his-way-to-the-guillotine/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2022-09-07
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# Bailly on His Way to the Guillotine

_Authored by Unknown Artist_

## Image File

[![Bailly on His Way to the Guillotine](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16339.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16339.jpg)

## Image Caption

Jean Sylvain Bailly, former mayor of [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/), being led to his execution by guillotine on 11 November 1793, primarily for his role in the [Champ de Mars Massacre](https://www.worldhistory.org/Champ_de_Mars_Massacre/). This illsutration is by an unknown author from the 19th century.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Artist, U. (2022, September 07). Bailly on His Way to the Guillotine. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16339/bailly-on-his-way-to-the-guillotine/>
### Chicago
Artist, Unknown. "Bailly on His Way to the Guillotine." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 07, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16339/bailly-on-his-way-to-the-guillotine/>.
### MLA
Artist, Unknown. "Bailly on His Way to the Guillotine." *World History Encyclopedia*, 07 Sep 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16339/bailly-on-his-way-to-the-guillotine/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bailly_to_execution.jpg) by [**Unknown Artist**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bailly_to_execution.jpg). Submitted by [Harrison W. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/harrisonwmark/ "User Page: Harrison W. Mark"), published on 07 September 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.

