The Separation of Louis XVI from His Family

between 1792 and 1793

After Charles Benazeck , Artist Luigi Schiavonetti , Artist Colnaghi , Publisher

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About the Artwork

Title The Separation of Louis XVI from His Family

Artwork Date between 1792 and 1793

Makers After Charles Benazeck (Artist) English, 1767-1794 Luigi Schiavonetti (Artist) Italian, 1765-1810 (Publisher) Colnaghi

Medium Engraving printed in black ink on wove paper

Dimensions Image: 17 5/8 × 23 7/8 inches (44.8 × 60.6 cm) Sheet: 20 5/8 × 26 3/8 inches (52.4 × 67 cm)

Classification Prints

Department Prints, Drawings & Photographs

Credit Gift of Mrs. James E. Scripps

Accession Number This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection. Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum’s holdings. For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems—no longer assigned—that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups. 09.1S1085

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Inscriptions Inscribed, in plate, below image, lower left: Painted by C. Benazeck Inscribed, lower right: Engraved by L. Schiavonetti Inscribed, center lower margin: THE SEPARATION OF LOUIS THE SIXTEENTH FROM HIS FAMILY, | IN THE TEMPLE | In consequence of a Revolution of the Commune of Paris on the 29th of September 1792. | LONDON Published the 1 of June 1793 - By Mess. Colnaghi & Co No 132 Pall Mall- Inscribed, in ink, within plate mark, lower left: 1085

Provenance

April 1887, (Bangs and Co., New York, New York, USA).
Mrs. James E. Scripps (Detroit, Michigan, USA);
1909-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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Luigi Schiavonetti; after Charles Benazeck, The Separation of Louis XVI from His Family, between 1792 and 1793, engraving printed in black ink on wove paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. James E. Scripps, 09.1S1085.