Pictures & photos

Most of the photos and pictures are available in high resolution for print etc. (Without the frame).
Limited copyright can be obtained for commercial use. Please contact the Guillotine Headquarters.

Model 1792 guillotine 3d construction
Front view of the 1792 model.

The first guillotine at Tobias Schmidt's workshop
Outside Tobias Schmidt's workshop at Cour de Commerce 1792. (reconstruction)

Model 1792 guillotine in scale 1:5
Model of the 1792 construction. Made in a scale of 1:5.

Model 1792 guillotine at the Place du Carrousel
Place du Carrousel from 21th August 1792 to 7th May 1793 with interruptions.

Model 1792 guillotine in scale 1:5
Model of the 1792 construction. Made in a scale of 1:5.

Model 1792 guillotine in scale 1:5 seen from below
Model of the 1792 construction. Made in a scale of 1:5.

Plastic model guillotine
Aurora plastic guillotine, bought at Tussaud's London 1970

Model 1792 guillotine in scale 1:5
Model of the 1792 construction. Made in a scale of 1:5.

1870 guillotine 3d construction
Guillotine 1870-72 model seen from the "bascule" point of view.

1870 guillotine 3d construction
Guillotine 1870-72 model seen from the front.

1870 guillotine at the St. Pierre prison Versailles 3d construction
Guillotine 1870-72 model at the St. Pierre prison in Versailles. 3D reconstruction.

Mouton of the 1870 guillotine 3d construction
Guillotine 1870-72 model. Mouton with blade.

Execution of Prevost at Place de la Roquette, Paris.
Execution of Prevost at Place de la Roquette, Paris.

Executioner assistants dismantling the guillotine inside the Santé prison after the execution of Marcel Petiot
Executioner assistants dismantling the guillotine inside the Santé prison after the execution of Marcel Petiot.

Front of the 1870 guillotine
Front of the 1870 model. Photo taken inside the garage where the guillotine was stored at 60 bis, rue de la Folie-Régnault.