Palace in Versailles, France and location of the Museum of the History of France

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The horses of Apollo being groomed by two Tritons. Engraving by E. Picart, 1675, after G. and B. de Marcy.

Dr Richard Price kneeling on a large crown (with a demon on his back) to look through a peep-hole at a group of ruffians ransacking Marie Antoinette's bedroom; representing a speech by Price which allegedly advocated the French Revolution. Coloured etching by I. Cruikshank, 1790 (?).

A gathering of the gods. Etching by C. Dupuis after P. Mignard.

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Château de Versailles (Versailles, France)

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A gathering of the gods. Etching by C. Dupuis after P. Mignard.

The horses of Apollo being groomed by two Tritons. Engraving by E. Picart, 1675, after G. and B. de Marcy.

Dr Richard Price kneeling on a large crown (with a demon on his back) to look through a peep-hole at a group of ruffians ransacking Marie Antoinette's bedroom; representing a speech by Price which allegedly advocated the French Revolution. Coloured etching by I. Cruikshank, 1790 (?).