"a republican beau. A picture of paris for 1794. " hand-colored etching by isaac cruikshank (1756-1811). Loc description: "print shows a man, a sans-culottes, in ragged red, white, and blue stripe clothing, he holds a spiked club in one hand, wears pistols in his belt on which is written "war eternal war" and he has a dead infant stuffed into a pocket. In the near background is a guillotine replacing the crucifix, which lies on the ground, on an altar labeled "this is our god" and in the distance several bodies hang from a gibbet. " upper caption: "london: pub. By s. W. Fores, n. 3 piccadilly, who has fitted up his caracature exhibition in an entire novel stile admit 1s, folios lent out, 1794 march 10. ". Date: 10 March 1794.
Loading...
