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The Cardinal of Lorraine blessing the conspirators (Chénier, Charles IX, Act IV, colored print) - A. Moitte

Description

History :

1. Signed lower left of engraving "A. Moitte in. et Su.".
Caption: "LE CARDINAL DE LORRAINE, Bénissant les Assassins de la St. Barthelemie. | Courez et servez bien le Dieu des Nations | Je repand sur vous tous, ses Bénédictions. | Sa justice ici bas vous livre vos victimes;
Know that in heaven he breaks the chain of your crimes; If in this great project one of you expires | God promises his Front the palms of martyrdom."
These verses from the end of the last scene of Act IV do not follow one another: IV, 6, 1405-1406 and 1419-1420.

3. The Bnf has a 2nd colorized print, almost identical, under the same call number.

Textual Sources :
Chénier, Charles IX ou l'Ecole des rois (1789)

Technical Data

Notice #024313

Image HD

Image editing :
Image web
Image Origin :
Bibliothèque numérique Gallica, Bibliothèque nationale de France (https://gallica.bnf.fr)