Louis as a Drunkard Still Image

Caricature of Louis XVI as a portly drunkard, wearing a red Phrygian cap and sash over commoner's clothes, tilting a bottle to his mouth, captioned "Nouveau Pacte de Louis XVI."
A caricature of Louis XVI wearing a red Phrygian cap and sash over commoner's clothes, tilting back a large bottle to drink, with "Vive la Nation" inscribed beside his head.

Dublin Core

Title

Louis as a Drunkard

Description

This image of Louis, already altered by commoner attire and a Phrygian cap, added a raised bottle. This transformation could scarcely have been anticipated even a year or two into the Revolution.

Creator

None Identified

Source

Bibliothèque Nationale de France

Date

1792

Rights

Public Domain

Relation

http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/466/|Michel Hennin. Estampes relatives à l'Histoire de France. Tome 127, Pièces 11149-11230, période : 1792

Format

JPEG

Language

French

Identifier

466

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Engraving

Physical Dimensions

24 x 17.5cm

Title (English)

The New Covenant of Louis XVI

Title (French)

Nouveau Pacte de Louis XVI

Caption

Avec le Peuple le 20 Juin 1792, l'An 4.me de la liberté

Citation

None Identified, “Louis as a Drunkard,” LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY: EXPLORING THE FRENCH REVOUTION, accessed November 9, 2026, https://revolution.chnm.org/d/466.