Army of Jugs
Title
Army of Jugs
Description
This color drawing, produced in 1793 at the request of the Committee of Public Safety and then published as an engraving, caricatures the British army and its king, George III, as incompetent, who, despite fine uniforms, cannot defeat shoddily clad, yet energetic sans–culottes (on the left), who humiliate the British by defecating on the advancing troops. The British vainly try to respond with cannons in the shape of clysters, medical devices used to administer enemas. The key below indicates the particular British figures, notably Charles James Fox and George III, being satirized.
Creator
Jacques Louis David
Source
Bibliothèque Nationale de France
Date
1794
Rights
Public Domain
Relation
http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/15/|<span>Collection de Vinck. <em>Un siècle d'histoire de France par l'estampe, 1770-1870</em>. Vol. 26 (pièces 4348-4477), Ancien Régime et Révolution</span>
Format
JPEG
Language
French
Identifier
15
Original Format
Engraving
Physical Dimensions
30.5 x 50 cm
Title (French)
Explication
Citation
Jacques Louis David, “Army of Jugs,” LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY: EXPLORING THE FRENCH REVOUTION, accessed December 22, 2024, https://revolution.chnm.org/d/15.