Represantant d'une grande nation,1799,Monster,Constitution of the Year III

Title: Represantant d'une grande nation / J. Cooke, sculpt., 40 Howland St.
Related Names:
Cooke, J. , engraver
Date Created/Published: [England] : Published as the Act directs, by Obadiah Prim, for the Increase of Voluntary Contributions, and sold at all Print, &c Booksellers, in Great Britain, and on the Continent, 1799 Feby 23rd.
Summary: 'A grotesque monster, nude and hairy, representing the Constitution of the Year III, stands against the trunk of L'Arbre de Liberté (right) with upraised hands. The tree, Emblême de l'Arbre de Connoissance, has withered branches in which fantastic serpents are twined. One of these, having a human head and arms...is evidently Talleyrand...' (Source: George)
Notes:
Title from item.
Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 7, no. 9349
Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).
Published in: Amanda Lahikainen, 'Represantant d'une grande nation: The Politics of an Anglo-French Aquatint.' Print Quarterly 29 (March 2012): 22-32.
Subjects:
Talleyrand-Périgord, Charles Maurice de,--prince de Bénévent,--1754-1838.
France--History--Revolution, 1789-1799.
Aquatints--Color--1790-1800.
Political cartoons--British--1790-1800.
Satires (Visual works)--British--1790-1800.
Bookmark /2010647164/
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