The Genius of France Expounding Her Laws to the Sublime People
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Title
The Genius of France Expounding Her Laws to the Sublime People
Source
Richard Vogler Cruikshank Collection
Publisher
Hannah Humphrey
Date
April 4, 1815
Relation
The caption at the bottom of the image reads, "The Genius of Frace Expounding Her Laws to the Sublime People." The caption on the French flag in the image reads, "Ye shall be Vain, Fickle & Foolish.—/ Ye shall kill your King one Day, and/ Crown his Relative the next—/ Ye shall get tired of Him in a few/ weeks—& recal a Tyrant/ who has made suffering hum-/ anity bleed at every pore—/ because it will be truly Nouvelle./ Lastly,—ye shall abolish & destroy/ all virtuous society, & worship the Devil.—as for/ Europe, or that little Dirty/ Nation the English let them be/ D—d France the Great/ Nation against the whole—World!—"
Format
Etching with hand coloring
Language
English
Files
Citation
“The Genius of France Expounding Her Laws to the Sublime People,” Cruikshank UCLA , accessed December 31, 2024, http://cruikshank.ucla.edu/items/show/1149.