The sculpture is a circular medal featuring a detailed relief scene. The primary subject of the relief is a historical depiction of a procession, where a horse-drawn cart carrying a figure is surrounded by a crowd of people, with some individuals holding flags. In the background, two classical-style buildings are visible, and a large group of figures can be seen in a disciplined formation. Above the scene, the words "ALTERA VENIT VICTIMA" are inscribed around the outer edge. Below the relief scene, within a separate section, the date "XVI. OCT. MDCCXCIII" is engraved. The sculpture is…
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Queen Marie-Antoinette Led to the Guillotine [reverse]

medalist Conrad Heinrich Küchler (German, active 1763 - 1821)

1793

Medium
bronze
Classification
Sculpture
Dimensions
overall (diameter): 4.8 cm (1 7/8 in.) ; gross weight: 44.18 gr (0.097 lb.) ; axis: 12:00
Culture
German
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CSD
Credit line
Gift of Lisa and Leonard Baskin
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Adult profiles and older: its museum's description or title mentions violence, death or gore. How works are placed

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