Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
James Gillray, 1756–1815, British
Title:
The National Assembly Petrified / The National Assembly Revivified
Date:
1792
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, hand-colored
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 1/8 x 11 1/2in. (41 x 29.2cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered, upper center: "'O sacra dieu! de King is escape! de King is escape!'"; center: "The National Assembly Petrified. | 'Aha! be gar, de King is retaken! Aha! Monsr. Lewis is retaken! Aha!'"; lower center: "The National Assembly Revivified."; lower rght: "Pubd. June 28th 1791. by S. W. Fores N°.3 | Piccadilly."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1981.25.980
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
caricature | caricatures | satire | French Revolution, 1789-1799
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:44147