A Republican Belle. A picture of Paris for 1794., Isaac Cruikshank, 1794

A companion print to bmsat 8435. A virago in ragged garments stands full-face, looking to the left, her jaw thrust forward, with open mouth showing fang-like teeth. Her wrists are crossed above her waist, in her left hand is a pistol which she carelessly fires downwards, point-blank at a poor man who lies on the ground (left); in her right hand is a dagger. Her loose hair blows to the left; in it is twined a ribbon inscribed 'war war eternal war', and ornamented with three daggers 'en aigrette'. A model of the guillotine hangs from her neck; another tiny guillotine hangs from her ear. Over a short ragged petticoat she wears a piece of fringed drapery decorated with skulls and cross-bones, perhaps part of a church pall. In the background (right) is an inn; the sign is the bleeding head of louis xvi; from it hangs a naked corpse. Outside it men are playing bowls with skulls. 10 march 1794 hand-coloured etching. Date: 1794. Dimensions: Height: 289 mm (printed image); Width: 196 mm (printed image). Medium: paper. Depicted People: Louis XVI, King of France and Navarre, . Collection: British Museum. A Republican Belle. A picture of Paris for 1794. (BM 1868,0808.6343)