Le Boureau, James Gillray, 1798

Plate 6: above the design: 'french habits, n°. 6. ' tierney (right), directed to the left, stands on a scaffold beside a guillotine, on which his right hand rests. He wears a round hat with a red feather and small tricolour cockade, a black cloak, below which appear his own striped stockings and half-boots. The blade of the guillotine is raised; it drips blood, as does the aperture for the victim's neck. Behind, the heads of a crowd, all wearing the bonnet-rouge, look up at the scaffold. On the right is a house. 18 april 1798 hand-coloured etching. Date: 1798. Dimensions: Height: 263 mm; Width: 198 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: George Tierney. Collection: British Museum. Le Boureau (BM 1868,0808.6725)