The death of Mariae Antoniette [sic] Queen of France / [I. Cruikshank].

Marie Antoinette stands on the scaffold, a long veil hanging from her head, both arms extended, saying, "O heaven restore peace to my distracted Country & have Mercy upon my poor Orphans". A confessor in monk's robes (left) stands beside and partly behind her. On the extreme left is the guillotine; behind it stands the executioner in profile to the left. On the right of the scaffold are two soldiers with pikes. Below (right) appear bayonets, a flag, and a bugle, held by the troops surrounding the scaffold; in the foreground (left) are heads and bayonets.