Guillotine Collection (page 9)

Doctor Guillotine demonstrates a model of his device used to carry out death penalties in France. Dr. Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, 1738 - 1814. French physician, politician, freemason

Engraving depicting different applications of the lever, such as a spade, a hammer head attached to a handle, and the shoemakers guillotine. Dated 19th Century

Marie Antoinette guillotine 1793 October 16 Place de la RA volution
Marie Antoinette is brought to the guillotine, 1793, Marie Antoinette is brought to the guillotine on October 16, 1793 at Place de la Revolution (nowadays Place de la Concorde)

Sydney Carton About To Be Guillotined. It Is A Far, Far Better Thing That I Do. From A Tale Of Two Cities By Charles Dickens, Published London 1903

Cartoon, Promis d Horrors of the French Invasion, or, Forcible Reasons for negotiating a Regicide Peace, Vide, The Authority of Edmund Burke, by James Gillray

CRUIKSHANK, George (1792-1878). Cartoon called A Radical Reformer, i.e. A Neck or Nothing Man! Dedicated to the Heads of the Nation. It was published by Thomas Tegg of Cheapside on 17 September 1819

Paper cutting machine
Antique illustration of Paper cutting machine

Line cutter machine
Antique illustration of line cutter machine

The Burning of the Guillotine on the Place Voltaire; Paris C
Illustration showing the Communards burning a guillotine in the Place Voltaire, during the Paris Commune of 1871. The Communards burned or destroyed a number of symbols of power in Paris

ANTI-FRENCH CARTOON, 1798. Destruction of the French Collossus. The French Republic, caricatured as a bloodstained monster with the head of the guillotined King Louis XVI around its neck

French Revolution: Last victims of the Reign of Terror being taken to the guillotine in a tumbril. Engraving

Cartoon by Harold Auerbach, The Era of June? A comment on the controversial political issues of tariff reform, free trade, home rule and socialism. Date: 1910

Cartoon by Harold Auerbach, The Era of 1910? A comment on the controversial political issues of tariff reform, free trade, home rule and socialism. Date: 1910

Phil. Fabre D eglantine
PHILLIPE FABRE D EGLANTINE French actor-manager who ill-advisedly exchanged the stage for the political arena, where his extreme views led him to the guillotine. Date: 1750 - 1794

C J M Barbaroux
Charles Jean Marie BARBAROUX (1767-1794) French scientific writer and revolutionary who joined the Girondins and alas, paid the price on the guillotine at Bordeaux. Date: circa 1790

M Elie Guadet
MARGUERITE ELIE GUADET French Girondist statesmen who went to the guillotine for his political opinions Date: 1758 - 1794

Andre Chenier (Johannot)
ANDRE CHENIER French writer and revolutionary who protested against the excesses of the Revolution and now sits in prison awaiting the guillotine Date: 1762 - 1794

Industry / Paper 1827
A paper maker measuring and cutting sheets of paper on a large guillotine. Date: 1827

Georges Couthon / Duereux
GEORGES COUTHON ruthless French revolutionary, loyal supporter of Robespierre whom he eventually accompanied to the guillotine. Date: 1755 - 1794

Guillotine Victims
A cartload of condemned aristocrats trundles through the streets of Paris on its way to the guillotine Date: 1793

GUILLOTIN, Joseph Ignace (1738-1814). Guillotine s
GUILLOTIN, Joseph Ignace (1738-1814). Guillotines inventor. Unknown painter. Oil on canvas. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Mus饠 Carnavalet (Carnavalet Museum)

Paris, France - Chapelle Expiatoire of Louis XVI. 1829

Anarchist Outrages 2
Ravachol (on left) and fellow- anarchists on trial for bomb outrages : Ravachol is spared the guillotine through extenuating circumstances but faces other charges. Date: 1892

Robespierre and Flowers
MAXIMILIEN ROBESPIERRE French revolutionary statesman, whose arrogance ultimately took him, too, to the guillotine. Date: 1758 - 1794

Rabaut De St Etienne
JEAN-PAUL RABAUT DE SAINT- ETIENNE - French churchman and statesman, who sought to be a moderating influence in government so what could they do but guillotine him. Date: 1743 - 1793

Duc Orleans Egalite
LOUIS PHILIPPE JOSEPH, duc d ORLEANS - sympathised with the Revolution and changed name to Philippe Egalite, but this did not save him from the guillotine. Date: 1747 - 1793

Marquise De Montesson
CHARLOTTE JEANNE BERAUD de la HAYE de RIOU, marquise de MONTESSON - wife of duc d Orleans, saved from the guillotine by Josephine, author of several plays. Date: 1737 - 1805

Portraits Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Gobel 1727-1794
Artokoloro

Caricature Georges-Auguste Couthon Aristide 1756-1794
Artokoloro

Hand paper line cutting device
Antique illustration of hand paper line cutting device

Pruning machine
Antique illustration of pruning machine

Trimming machine
Antique illustration of a trimming machine

Experiments of the Physicians Association of Mainz, 21 November 1803

Consequences of a successful French invasion, , artist, [London] : Js. Gillray, 1798 March 1st. en sanguine engraving, French soldiers pillaging and destroying the House of Lords

Le Boureau, Gillray, James, 1756-1815, engraving 1798, George Tierney dressed as an executioner standing next to a guillotine with a crowd of liberty-capped citizens in the background

Gilletts Guillotine Chaff Cutter

The heroic Charlotte la Corday, upon her trial, at the bar of the revolutionary tribunal of Paris, July 17, 1793, Gillray, James, 1756-1815, artist, engraving

A republican beau, a picture of Paris for 1794, Cruikshank, Isaac, 1756?-1811?, artist, engraving, 1794, a man, a sansculotte, in ragged red, white, and blue stripe clothing

A republican belle, a picture of Paris for 1794, Cruikshank, Isaac, 1756?-1811?, artist, engraving 1794, an old woman, a sansculotte, in ragged dress, her arms folded across her chest

The Call for the Last Victims of the Terror, 7-9 Thermidor, Year 2 (25-27 July 1794) c
XIR212503 The Call for the Last Victims of the Terror, 7-9 Thermidor, Year 2 (25-27 July 1794) c.1850 (see also 127502 & 3 & 50501) by Muller

Cartoon by Louis de Potter, 1830, print maker: Anonymous, 1828 - 1830

Titus Manlius Torquatus orders his son to be beheaded, print maker: Georg Pencz, Georg Pencz, 1535

A Radical Reformer, (ie) a Neck or Nothing Man! Dedicated to the Heads of the Nation"
XJF107806 " A Radical Reformer, (ie) a Neck or Nothing Man! Dedicated to the Heads of the Nation", pub. by Thomas Tegg, 1819 (etching) (b&w photo) by Cruikshank

FRENCH REVOLUTION ALLEGORY. The Bloody Sans-Culottes. Death and starvation as a result of the French Revolution. Pen and watercolor by an unidentified artist

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"From Christmas Crackers to the French Revolution: Unveiling the Dark History of the Guillotine" Step into a world where overtime at a Christmas cracker factory by William Heath Rob takes an unexpected turn, leading us down a chilling path towards one of history's most notorious inventions – the guillotine. Delaroche's haunting painting, "Guillotine. The Carmelites of Compiegne, " transports us back to the first half of the 19th century, where this macabre device played a central role in France's turbulent history. Intriguingly depicted in an American cartoon from 1798 on the XYZ Affair as "Cinque-Tetes or the Paris Monster, " we witness how five-man Directory ruling France demanded money at daggers point - quite literally. The execution of Louis XVI in Place de la Revolution on January 21st, 1793, captured in vivid detail during that era, reminds us of both its historical significance and gruesome nature. Even Louis XVI himself seemed resigned to his fate as he does his best to face what awaits him. But let's not forget that behind every dark tale lies credit due – Emma Peel discussing a model guillotine with our mysterious protagonist reveals just how deeply this invention has permeated popular culture. Charles Valaze, Marie Antoinette & Son, Jeanne-Marie Roland – names forever etched into history thanks to their unfortunate encounters with this fearsome contraption. A real depiction from Paris between 1791-1792 shows us just how tangible and terrifying this instrument truly was. Its presence loomed large over society during those tumultuous times. As we reflect upon these hints scattered throughout various artworks and historical accounts, it becomes clear that the guillotine holds more than mere fascination for morbid curiosities; it represents an indelible mark on humanity’s collective memory – reminding us never to forget the dark chapters of our past.