French liberty - British slavery / Js. Gy. desn. et fect. pro bono publico. – Antique Wall Art
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French liberty - British slavery / Js. Gy. desn. et fect. pro bono publico.
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Published in London on December 21, 1792, this etching by James Gillray sets a thin, impoverished French figure against a corpulent British one, with eating and drinking as the central image. The print was issued only a few months after the French monarchy fell and the republic was proclaimed in September 1792, when London was divided over the Revolution. Gillray, the era's most celebrated caricaturist, used the contrast of hunger and plenty to question what "liberty" meant in each country. The title's pairing of French liberty with British slavery is a pointed jab, since many British radicals praised the Revolution while the government's critics accused Britain of its own forms of oppression.
| Created / published | London : Pubd. by H. Humphrey, December 21st 1792. |
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| Medium | 1 print : etching, color. |
| Genre | Cartoons (Commentary) British 1790-1800.Etchings Color 1790-1800. |
| Notes | Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress). Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, no. 8145 |
| Subjects | Eating & drinking--France--1790-1800. Eating & drinking--Great Britain--1790-1800. Poverty--France--1790-1800. Wealth--Great Britain--1790-1800. Obesity--1790-1800. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,090 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-157389 |
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