The martyr of equality [graphic]

Description

Title: The martyr of equality [graphic]
Creator: Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764-1811, printmaker
Contributor: Fores, S. W., publisher.
Published / Created: [12 February 1793]
Publication Place: London and England London
Publisher: Pub. Feb. 12, 1793, by S.W. Fores, N. 3 Piccadilly
Abstract: "Orléans (Égalité), looking to the right, stands on the scaffold dressed as a grenadier of the National Guard. He holds out by the hair the decollated head of Louis XVI, while he waves his cap in his right hand. Behind (left) is the guillotine, with the King's body; streams of blood pour from head and trunk. Below the scaffold (right) are heads and bayonets of the National Guard, and, behind, two large buildings, the windows and roofs filled with spectators; those on the roof wave their hats."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title etched below image.
Text below title: Behold the progress of our system.
Provenance: Jarndyce; September 2023.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 24.5 x 22 cm, on sheet 31 x 25 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English