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title: Last Moments of the Girondins
author: Karl von Piloty
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16529/last-moments-of-the-girondins/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2022-10-18
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# Last Moments of the Girondins
_Authored by Karl von Piloty_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16529.jpg)
## Image Caption
*Last Moments of the Girondins*, painting by Karl von Piloty, 1880.
Following their arrest on 2 June and their kangaroo court trial, 22 Girondin leaders are borne in a tumbril to the guillotine on 31 October 1793, during the [Reign of Terror](https://www.worldhistory.org/Reign_of_Terror/). In a final act of defiance, they sing the revolutionary anthem *La Marseillaise* as they are executed one by one.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Piloty, K. v. (2022, October 18). Last Moments of the Girondins. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Piloty, Karl von. "Last Moments of the Girondins." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 18, 2022. .
### MLA
Piloty, Karl von. "Last Moments of the Girondins." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Oct 2022, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Derniers_moments_des_Girondins,_31_octobre_1793_-_Carl_Theodor_von_Piloty.jpg) by [**Karl von Piloty**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Derniers_moments_des_Girondins,_31_octobre_1793_-_Carl_Theodor_von_Piloty.jpg). Submitted by [Harrison W. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/harrisonwmark/ "User Page: Harrison W. Mark"), published on 18 October 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.