Primary Source

An Ordinary Guillotine

Engraving of image of a guillotine on wooden platform

Annotation

The guillotine was first introduced as a humane, efficient, and above all modern form of execution in April 1792; during the radical phase of the Republic, it would become the symbol of the Terror. This engraving suggests the guillotine is providing "good support for liberty."

Transcription

Titile
La Véritable guillotine ordinaere

Caption
Ha, le bon soutien pour la liberté!

Credits

Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Estampes et photographie, RESERVE QB-370 (29)-FT 4 De Vinck, 4988.

How to Cite This Source

"An Ordinary Guillotine," in World History Commons, https://worldhistorycommons.org/ordinary-guillotine [accessed March 27, 2024]