1844 Steel Engraving Bailly Mayor Paris French Revolution King Louis XIV XEG1 RO1 Lafayette St

Lafayette St

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1844 Steel Engraving Bailly Mayor Paris French Revolution King Louis XIV XEG1 RO1 Lafayette StThis is an original 1844 black and white steel engraving of "Jean Sylvain Bailly," of France. Bailly was an astronomer and a lecturer, and the Mayor of Paris from 1789 to 1791. As an early leader in the French Revolution, he lost his head to the guillotine during a period of that Revolution called, "The Reign of Terror." CONDITION This 167+ year old Item is rated Very Fine Fine. Moderate aging throughout. Moderate wrinkling. No natural defects. No