Design in a circle. A young woman (half length), allegorically personifying the french republic, stands full-face, holding to her head a phrygian cap which the sovereigns of europe, who surround her, try in vain to tear off. She wears a medallion, 'r f', and a dress in classic folds with a broad belt ornamented with a phrygian cap on a pike between two gryphons. Her smiling face is framed by the heads and hands of her enemies, who are (left to right): (?) the king of spain, (?) the emperor, the tsar, the pope, and, most conspicuous and most despairing, george iii with a trident. A face in shadow (? pitt) looks over his shoulder. The heads are conventionally drawn, not portraits; they register anxiety or despair. 1797
etching and stipple. Date: 1797. Dimensions: Height: 215 mm; Width: 186 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Charles IV, King of Spain. Collection: British Museum. La Coalition (BM 1861,1012.255 1)
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