French liberty British slavery, Gillray, James, 1756-1815, engraving 1792, A design in two compartments. On the left is a lean and ragged sansculotte, seated on a stool before an open hearth ravenously eating raw onions, while he warms his bare toes at the fire. He is rejoicing. On the right is an immensely fat Englishman dining well, who is complaining about taxation and starvation.
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French liberty British slavery, Gillray, James, 1756-1815, engraving 1792, A design in two compartments. On the left is a lean and ragged sansculotte, seated on a stool before an open hearth ravenously eating raw onions, while he warms his bare toes at the fire. He is rejoicing. On the right is an immensely fat Englishman dining well, who is complaining about taxation and starvation.

Date

1792

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Photo12/Liszt Collection/Quint Lox Limited

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LZT16A00_196

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French liberty British slavery Gillray James 1756 1815 engraving 1792 design two compartments left lean ragged sansculotte seated stool open hearth ravenously eating raw onions he warms bare toes fire. rejoicing. right immensely fat Englishman dining well complaining taxation starvation vintage retro retro styled engraved image engravement victorian art culture illustrative technique history historical old antique nostalgia arkheia nostalgic historic artwork old-fashioned romantic aged traditional historic art

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