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title: Cartoon Showing Robespierre Guillotining the Executioner After Having Guillotined Everyone Else
author: Bibliothèque nationale de France
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16689/cartoon-showing-robespierre-guillotining-the-execu/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2022-11-21
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# Cartoon Showing Robespierre Guillotining the Executioner After Having Guillotined Everyone Else

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## Image File

[![Cartoon Showing Robespierre Guillotining the Executioner After Having Guillotined Everyone Else](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16689.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16689.jpg)

## Image Caption

A political cartoon showing [Maximilien Robespierre](https://www.worldhistory.org/Maximilien_Robespierre/) guillotining the executioner after having already guillotined everyone else in France. A commentary on the [Reign of Terror](https://www.worldhistory.org/Reign_of_Terror/). Unknown author, c. 1794.

National Library of France, [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/).

## Cite This Work

### APA
France, B. n. d. (2022, November 21). Cartoon Showing Robespierre Guillotining the Executioner After Having Guillotined Everyone Else. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16689/cartoon-showing-robespierre-guillotining-the-execu/>
### Chicago
France, Bibliothèque nationale de. "Cartoon Showing Robespierre Guillotining the Executioner After Having Guillotined Everyone Else." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 21, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16689/cartoon-showing-robespierre-guillotining-the-execu/>.
### MLA
France, Bibliothèque nationale de. "Cartoon Showing Robespierre Guillotining the Executioner After Having Guillotined Everyone Else." *World History Encyclopedia*, 21 Nov 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16689/cartoon-showing-robespierre-guillotining-the-execu/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b6950785r) by **Bibliothèque nationale de France**. Submitted by [Harrison W. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/harrisonwmark/ "User Page: Harrison W. Mark"), published on 21 November 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.