Louis as Pig
Title
Louis as Pig
Subject
Louis XVI
Pig
Symbol
Description
The Queen, never popular to begin with in France, also bore the brunt of popular anger in 1792, as seen in these images of the King, the Queen, and elsewhere the entire royal family, as animals. One wonders if this dehumanizing of the King and Queen might explain why they became such lightning rods for criticism and, moreover, why the entire royal family would eventually be excluded from any protection under law, at the very moment that a constitution ensuring the rights of all people was being put into effect.
Creator
Villeneuve
Source
Bibliothèque Nationale de France
Date
1791
Rights
Public Domain
Relation
http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/38/|Michel Hennin. <em>Estampes relatives à l'Histoire de France</em>. Tome 129, Pièces 11308-11394, période : 1792
Format
JPEG
Language
French
Identifier
38
Original Format
Engraving
Physical Dimensions
14.5 x 12.5 cm
Title (English)
Louis XVI as a Pig
Title (French)
Visage de Louis 16 sur un corps de porc
Citation
Villeneuve, “Louis as Pig,” LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY: EXPLORING THE FRENCH REVOUTION, accessed October 31, 2025, https://revolution.chnm.org/d/38.