Three grotesque French officers forceably recruit a gang of emaciated, terrified-looking Frenchman. Of the several men who have been thrown over the back of a horse, one has had a pole thrust into his posterior; at the top of the pole is a liberty ca...
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
Pub. May 7, 1791, by S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Geographic):
France
Subject (Topic):
History, Foreign public opinion, British, Guillotines (Punishment), Liberty cap, and Starvation
publish'd as the act diricts [sic] Feby 3, [17]94.
Call Number:
794.02.03.01
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A large naked monster sits astride a large cup, which is balanced on a dagger held in the mouth of a small sansculotte juggler who exclaims, " By Gar tis var heavy, O dear! O dear! It will fall!" The monster holds in his hands the heads of Louis XVI ...
Description:
Title etched above image.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
France
Subject (Name):
Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793 and Marie Antoinette, Queen, consort of Louis XVI, King of France, 1755-1793
Subject (Topic):
History, Foreign public opinion, British, Sansculottes, Decapitations, Liberty cap, and Monsters
