A sequel to bmsat 8608, the two chief figures resembling the embracing couple: the frenchman (right) holds against his person the baggy breeches of the dutchman; coins stream from the pockets and are piled on the ground. The dutchman (left), standing with bare thighs, scratches his head in dismay, saying, "oh my dollars & ducats d------n their citizenship; a fellow here calls me frere citoyen and takes away all my property". His hat and (broken) pipe lie on the ground. On the left, and in profile to the right, a ragged frenchman in dutch breeches, wearing a bonnet-rouge, capers delightedly, holding to his mouth a square 'gin' bottle. Coins pour from the breeches. He says: "they may talk of the coldness of this country but by gar here is the warm liqour for de inside & de warm breeches for de out side". In the foreground (right) a dwarfish frenchman sits on a pile of sacks inscribed 'dollars for the use of the national convention'. He dips in his hand and stuffs coins into his coat-pocket. In the background (left) an almost naked frenchman capers delightedly, waving a hat-full of coins, and saying: "aye aye, equality is the order of the day la liberté for the carmagnoles. " on the extreme right a sansculotte embraces a delighted fat dutchwoman. Three barelegged dutchmen are behind; one says: "i dont like this equality business i wish we had not invited theese plundering fellows here, i suppose they'll make use of my frow next. " a frenchman wearing dutch breeches (cf. Bmsat 9034) smokes a pipe in an experimental manner. 29 january 1795. Hand-coloured etching. Date: 1795. Dimensions: Height: 253 mm; Width: 399 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. The first articles in requisition at Amsterdam or the sans culotts become touts culotts. (BM 1868,0808.6407)
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