Blow, blow, you'll never put it out., 1834

Plate 375, no178; satire on censorship; on the right a woman personifying france and liberty is holding a torch upon which is inscribed with the word 'presse'; from an arched opening seven political figures, including d'argout, persil and soult, are trying to put the torch out; above, a bat with a human head. 3 august 1834 lithograph. Date: 1834. Dimensions: Height: 237 mm (printed area); Width: 311 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Jean Charles Persil. Collection: British Museum.