Madame Elisabeth separating from her niece

Elisabeth Philippine Marie Helene of France, known as Madame Elisabeth', sister of King Louis XVI (1764-1794) separating from her niece at the moment where the geolier comes to pick her up to take her to appear before the Revolutionary Tribunal on 9/05/1794” (Princess Elisabeth of France youngest sibling of King Louis XVI leaving her niece as the jailer comes to take her to appear before the Revolutionary Tribunal on 9th May 1794) Engraving from “Les-Celebrites-francaises” by Alfred des Essarts, 1862 Private collection. Private Collection. (Photo by Bridgeman via Getty Images)