Steve
Executioner
Hello, everyone! In closing out my celebratory year, I was inspired by @wulf 's posting awhile back of the great excerpts from William Fifield’s “The Devil's Marchioness” about the true-life 17th century French serial killer, the Marchioness (or Marquise) de Brinvilliers Marie-Madeleine d’Aubray, to create this new mini-illustrated story for your enjoyment.
Here’s the setup for THE MARCHIONESS –
Paris, 1676. The scandal of the century has captivated the Parisian aristocracy. The beautiful Marchioness de Brinvilliers Marie-Madeleine d’Aubray is on trial for the murder of her father and two brothers by poison to claim the family fortune for herself.
The Marchioness feigns innocence and it appears she will be acquitted because the evidence against her is wholly circumstantial. That is, until a surprise witness appears. The Marchioness’ former lover, Jean-Baptiste Briancourt, claims to be an eye witness to her crimes and testifies against her. The trial is stopped and the Marchioness is sent to the Conciergerie, a prison located in Paris, to be interrogated …
There will be about 10 illustrations in total and I’m posting the first four. The first illustration is a portrait of the Marchioness with the story setup.
Here’s the setup for THE MARCHIONESS –
Paris, 1676. The scandal of the century has captivated the Parisian aristocracy. The beautiful Marchioness de Brinvilliers Marie-Madeleine d’Aubray is on trial for the murder of her father and two brothers by poison to claim the family fortune for herself.
The Marchioness feigns innocence and it appears she will be acquitted because the evidence against her is wholly circumstantial. That is, until a surprise witness appears. The Marchioness’ former lover, Jean-Baptiste Briancourt, claims to be an eye witness to her crimes and testifies against her. The trial is stopped and the Marchioness is sent to the Conciergerie, a prison located in Paris, to be interrogated …
There will be about 10 illustrations in total and I’m posting the first four. The first illustration is a portrait of the Marchioness with the story setup.