Légende

'A peep into the Cave of Jacobinism', 1798. 'Magna est Veritas et praevalebit' (truth is mighty and will prevail). Britannia, wearing the belt of 'Truth' fires flaming bolts at a monster representing the French Revolution. Above her hover cherubs holding a cross, a crown and the scales of justice. The monster recoils in fear, dropping the smiling mask. Flames engulf his reading matter, with titles such as 'Anarchy' and 'Atheism'. Frogs flee into the dark river. Frontispiece from "The Anti-Jacobin Review".

Date

1798

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM25A14_352

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

49,9Mo (5,8Mo) / 40,0cm x 31,3cm / 4726 x 3691 (300dpi)

Mots clés

female women woman people library cave politics rocks rock light country French France burning fire flame flames British geography color hiding frightened paper political caves truth location century Britain torch alarm papers paperwork rebellion scared afraid document boulder cherub cherubs revolution anarchy concept mythology angelic scary frightening British Library fearful ray of light rays of light putto Colour frighten allegory mythical creature Britannia allegorical on fire 18th century allegorical figure cherubim Eighteenth Century revolutionary artistic school atheism Francophobia geographical feature Jacobin Jacobinism mythical beast putti satire Allegory flaming torch French Revolution James Gillray Gillray James amorini mythical creatures Heritage Art mythical beasts mythological creature