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Guillotine.
Guillotine. The guillotine is named after Dr Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, a National Assembly member who headed the committee charged with finding a new means of executing condemned people quickly and reliably by decapitation. First used in 1792, the guillotine is always associated with the Reign of Terror that prevailed in France in 1793-1794 under Robespierre and the Committee of Public Safety. An estimated 15,000 to 40,000 people were condemned to death by guillotine during this time, including Louis XVI of France and his Queen, Marie Antoinette. Robespierre himself met the same fate in July 1794. The guillotine was used for the last time in 1977 and France abolished the death penalty in 1981.
Unique Identifier
AR978387
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Image
Purpose
Public
Size
3646px × 4789px
Photo Credit
HIP / Art Resource, NY
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18th century
artefact
Artifact
BLADE
BOURBON
color
concept
country
de Bourbon
Death
eighteenth century
Execution
France
French
French Revolution 1789-1799
Guillotin
Guillotine
IBL Bildbyra
Invention
Joseph-Ignace
Joseph-Ignace Guillotin
King Louis XVI
KING OF FRANCE
LOCATION
Louis Cape
Louis de
Louis XVI
LOUIS XVI OF FRANCE
Maximilien
Maximilien Marie Isidore de Robespierre
MAXIMILIEN ROBESPIERRE
Rebellion
revolution
ROBESPIERRE
Science
Technology
Terror
Wood