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title: Louis XVI Wearing a Cap of Liberty
author: Unknown
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16380/louis-xvi-wearing-a-cap-of-liberty/
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updated: 2022-09-20
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# Louis XVI Wearing a Cap of Liberty
_Authored by Unknown_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16380.jpg)
## Image Caption
Depiction of King [Louis XVI of France](https://www.worldhistory.org/Louis_XVI_of_France/) wearing the red Phrygian cap of liberty and drinking a toast to the nation, as he did during the [Demonstration of 20 June 1792](https://www.worldhistory.org/Demonstration_of_20_June_1792/). Etching by an unknown author, c. 1792.
Library of Congress, Washington D.C.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Unknown. (2022, September 20). Louis XVI Wearing a Cap of Liberty. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
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### MLA
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