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Summary
Isaac Robert Cruikshank: English: A Member of the French War Department
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English: A Member of the French War Department |
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English: Raising Forses to Conquer all the World 1793 was a turning point in French history, with the execution of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette starting the Reign of Terror. Almost all of Europe united against the revolutionary government in France and sent major armies to destroy it. The French responded with a draft that raised an army of 750,000 soldiers. Important French victories at Hondschoote and Wattignies, under the leadership of Minister of War Carnot, turned the tide. The drawing ignores this fact, showing a revolutionary sitting on the knee of the Devil blowing frothy bubbles of French soldiers. The bubbles are labeled with the names of future French victories. The three frogs in the lower left are presumed to be Dutch, and they lament the fact that their country is in French hands. A city burns in the background. Reference Source: George #8345.
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| Date | 1793 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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English: Etching, hand colored ; plate mark 24 x 35 cm. on sheet 27 x 40 cm. |
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| Place of creation | London | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Caption on Image : A MEMBER OF THE FRENCH WAR Department Raising Forses to Conquer all the World Pub Nov’r 2 1793 by J Aiken Nº 4 Castle St., Leicester Square Dialogue & Signage: [Frogs] Oh Dear what can the matter be. I wish we was out of their Blody clutches sure some infurnal fiend protect them. [Bubbles] Amsterdam, Rome, Vienne, Old England, Flanders, Prussia, Hanover, Petersburg, Sardinia. [Label under devil’s knee] Asignets (??) |
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English: Napoleonic Period Collection |
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| Publisher | Aitken, J. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Digital ID Number | NAP002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| UW Reference Number | E20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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