Francois Philippeaux citoyen actif & sans culotte / [graphic]

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Title: Francois Philippeaux citoyen actif & sans culotte / [graphic]
Creator: Sayers, James, 1748-1823, printmaker
Contributor: Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Published / Created: [12 May 1794]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Publd. 12th May 1794 by H. Humphrey
Abstract: "The head and shoulders of Philip Francis, his head turned in profile to the left, with the baleful stare characteristic of Sayers's portraits of Francis as the enemy of Hastings, cf. British Museum Satires No. 7292."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a variant state
Description: Title etched below image.
Signed with the monogram of James Sayers.
One of eight satirical portraits in the series "Illustrious heads designed for a new history of republicanism ..."; see British Museum catalogue.
For a variant state with plate number "6" etched in upper right corner, see no. 8455 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 7.
Temporary local subject terms: French republicans -- Oppositions: Members of the Opposition.
Provenance: Suckling; May 1957.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 21.3 x 16.4 cm, on sheet 29 x 19 cm
Edition: [State without plate number].
Language: English

Genre: Caricatures and cartoons
Portrait prints
Satires (Visual works) England 1794
Soft-ground etchings England London 1794
Material: soft-ground etching ; and wove paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Name): Francis, Philip, 1740-1818
Philippeaux, Pierre, 1754-1794.
Subject (Topic): Republicanism
Subjects: Francis, Philip, 1740-1818 > Caricatures and cartoons
Philippeaux, Pierre, 1754-1794
Republicanism
England > 1794
England > London > 1794
Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838 > Ownership
Sayers, James, 1748-1823 > Ownership

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