A Member of the French War Department, Isaac Robert Cruikshank, 1793

Raising forses to conquer all the world 1793 was a turning point in french history, with the execution of louis xvi and marie antoinette starting the reign of terror. Almost all of europe united against the revolutionary government in france and sent major armies to destroy it. The french responded with a draft that raised an army of 750,000 soldiers. Important french victories at hondschoote and wattignies, under the leadership of minister of war carnot, turned the tide. The drawing ignores this fact, showing a revolutionary sitting on the knee of the devil blowing frothy bubbles of french soldiers. The bubbles are labeled with the names of future french victories. The three frogs in the lower left are presumed to be dutch, and they lament the fact that their country is in french hands. A city burns in the background. Reference source: george #8345. Subjects (lcsh): political cartoons; history--caricatures & cartoons; revolutionaries--france; revolutionaries in art--france. Date: 1793. Place of creation: London. Medium: etching. Collection: University of Washington. A Member of the French War Department (NAPOLEON 148)