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King Louis XVI of France is accosted by sans-culottes in the Tuileries Palace on 20 June 1792. To show he is unafraid, the king is seen holding the hand of a grenadier over his heart, saying, "See? It does not palpitate." Engraving by Jean-Baptiste Vérité, 1796.
National Library of France.
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Vérité, . (2022, September 20). The Demonstration of 20 June 1792. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16383/the-demonstration-of-20-june-1792/
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Vérité, Jean-Baptiste. "The Demonstration of 20 June 1792." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified September 20, 2022. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16383/the-demonstration-of-20-june-1792/.
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Vérité, Jean-Baptiste. "The Demonstration of 20 June 1792." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 20 Sep 2022. Web. 19 Apr 2024.
