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- Creator:
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [3 August 1789]
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Gillray v. 2
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A cartoon illustrating the first reactions in England to the news of the fall of the Bastille. On the right, the radiant figure of Liberty sits enthroned on the ruins of the Bastille. Kneeling on one knee before her, Louis XVI holds up to her his crown; inscribed below him are the words "A repentant monarch." Following behind him are six figures in chains, each clearly identified: Orléans and Necker, Marie Antoinette, two German counselors, and a figure suggestive of Mrs. Schwellenberg. La Fayette and the ranks of the National Guard bring up the rear. All around them are cheering crowds
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., "Price 2 sh. plain.", Sheet trimmed to plate mark., 1 print : etching on laid paper ; plate mark 24.3 x 60.8 cm, on sheet 25.4 x 61.8 cm., and Mounted on leaf 58 of volume 2 of 12.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. Aug. 3d, 1789, by J. Aitken, N. 14 Castle Street, Leicester Fields
- Subject (Geographic):
- France
- Subject (Name):
- Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793, Marie Antoinette, Queen, consort of Louis XVI, King of France, 1755-1793, Necker, Jacques, 1732-1804, Schwellenberg, Elizabeth Juliana, ca 1728-1797, Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834, and Bastille.
- Subject (Topic):
- Liberty, History, and Foreign public opinion, British
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The offering to Liberty [graphic].
