# The Blood of the Murdered Crying for Vengeance

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## Artwork

- Artist: [GILLRAY, James](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gillray-james-r46c8e48d60ae55>)
- Date: 1751-1800
- Technique: Etching

## Commentary

When the news of the execution of Louis XVI in Paris arrived in London, even the liberal supporters of the Revolution changed their opinion and felt that anarchy and violence replaced the ideals of freedom and equality.

## Related artworks

- [Dublures of Characters](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gillray-james-r46c8e48d60ae55/dublures-of-characters-rc8eeb4ee3fd288>)
- [Long Live the Constitution, One and In\(di\)visible](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gillray-james-r46c8e48d60ae55/long-live-the-constitution-one-and-indivisible-rf3c3de703d9467>)
- [Sin, Death and the Devil](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gillray-james-r46c8e48d60ae55/sin-death-and-the-devil-r225cd9277f2c7f>)
- [The Plum-Pudding in Danger](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gillray-james-r46c8e48d60ae55/the-plum-pudding-in-danger-r0a1cb7289e4575>)
- [The Zenith of French Glory](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gillray-james-r46c8e48d60ae55/the-zenith-of-french-glory-r0f4e8455974414>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)