Louis XVI's return to Paris on 25 June 1791

In the night of 21 June 1791, King Louis XVI attempted to flee France. He was stopped in Varennes near the Belgian border and forced to return to Paris. This engraving shows the arrival of the king and his family in the capital on 25 June.

Jean-Louis Prieur (1759–1795), Retour de Varennes arrivée de Louis XVI à Paris le 25 juin 1791, coloured paper, 35 x 47 cm, engraving: Baleverest; source: Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Estampes et photographie, RESERVE QB-370 (23)-FT 4 De Vinck, 3973, Gallica, http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b6947797v, public domain.