French Liberty. British Slavery. Published December 21, 1792. Still Image

Gillray's 1792 satirical print contrasts a gaunt, ragged French revolutionary gnawing on raw onions by a bare hearth with a plump, well-dressed Englishman feasting on roast beef, mocking claims of French "liberty."

Dublin Core

Title

French Liberty. British Slavery. Published December 21, 1792.

Creator

James Gillray

Source

Library of Congress

Date

1792

Rights

Public Domain

Relation

http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/1141/

Format

JPEG

Language

English

Identifier

1141

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Color etching

Physical Dimensions

24.5 x 34 cm

Tags

Citation

James Gillray, “French Liberty. British Slavery. Published December 21, 1792.,” LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY: EXPLORING THE FRENCH REVOUTION, accessed November 9, 2026, https://revolution.chnm.org/d/1141.