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| Keywords: Congres des rois coalises.jpg Artwork Barnabé Augustin de Mailly 1732-179 LangSwitch A French emblematical design with numbers referring to an explanation engraved below the print The sovereigns of Europe surround a rectangular council-table on three sides On the table is a map inscribed ˜République française une et indivisible ™ in the centre of which is a cap of liberty emitting rays ; A cock enters by an oval window above the door grasping a level which emits flames and thunderbolts directed against the crowns of Catherine II Francis II Charles IV and George III ; Immediately behind '1' stands Francis II his crown clutched by a double-headed Habsburg eagle falls from his head; serpents emerge from it One hand holds the map the other is raised with a predatory ; Beside him left is Frederick William II pointing to the map his left hand on the shoulder of Francis II looking round at Catherine II who is seated at the head of the table; his broken crown falls from his head ; On a throne left on a dais and under a canopy of heavy draperies sits Catherine II her left foot planted on the council-table her arms held out towards the map ; The dismasted ship and burning straw are in the foreground on the extreme left Behind Catherine lurking in the draperies of her throne stands Stanislaus II of Poland on the extreme left frowning over his shoulder at the council-table his crown is broken ; Between and behind 3 and 4 is Victor Amadeus III of Savoy his crown obscured and displaced by a small solid cloud; he has a grotesquely long nose ; Charles IV his crown on fire and horns sprouting from his forehead stands beside Francis II his hand held before his face Next right at the end of the table facing Catherine stands George III his crown on fire and threatened by a small solid cloud his expression one of foolish vacuity Before him on the table are piles of coins which extend across the map of France; he holds two in his right hand which rests on the table Behind him stands Pitt his fingers ending in talons his legs in hoofs; he directs the King's actions and pushes a hooked pole resembling a boat-hook on to the map beside 'Toulon' They are ; On the extreme right sits the Pope holding his triple cross his crown partly obscured by a small cloud In his left hand he holds a scroll headed 'Bulle' and ending with 'nulle' At his feet the dove of the Saint-Esprit the head irradiated lies dead ; In the foreground emerging from under the table-cloth is a monkey Ferdinand IV of Naples the order of the Golden Fleece hung round his neck; he looks towards the Pope Beneath him is a damaged heraldic shield with the arms of the House of Bourbon On the ground beside him are a toy horse on wheels and a crown pierced by a stag's antlers ; The annual tribute of a white hackney from the King of Naples to the Pope had been abolished in 1776 Caricature avec des numéros faisant référence à une explication gravée en dessous Les souverains de l'Europe tiennent une réunion sur les trois côtés d ™une table Sur celle-ci se trouve une carte sur la quelle est inscrite « République française une et indivisible » au centre émergeant des cieux se trouvent les éclairs de la liberté 1794 6 5 Technique etching stipple engraving Size cm 51 39 Institution Bibliothèque nationale de France département Estampes et photographie place of discovery object history exhibition history credit line fr fr Hould 1988</sup> This order was confirmed January 14 1794 with a deposit of 1 000 pounds<sup>Miller 2011</sup> It is delivered June 5 1794<sup>Hould 1988</sup> L ™estampe est commandée par le Comité de salut public le Date 1793 10 15 à 900 exemplaires 600 en noir 300 en couleur <sup>Hould 1988</sup> Cette commande est confirmée le 1794 1 14 avec un accompte de 1 000 livres<sup>Miller 2011</sup> Elle est livrée le 1794 6 5 <sup>Hould 1988</sup> Cf cite book Mary Ashburn Miller Cornell university press 3 Lightning Strikes A Natural History of Revolution Violence and nature in the french revolutionnary imagination 1789-1794 978-0-8014-4942-0 Ithaca and London Cornell university press 2011 85 en Miller <br> cite book Claudette Hould Michel Vovelle La Sorbonne La propagande d ™Ã©tat par l ™estampe durant la Terreur Les images de la Révolution française 2 2-8594-4161-0 Paris La Sorbonne 1988 30-37 fr Hould Congres de rois coalises jpg 100 accession number RESERVE QB-370 26 -FT 4 De Vinck 4358 place of creation ark /12148/btv1b6948182n PD-GallicaScan PD-old-100 Catherine II of Russia in engravings George III of the United Kingdom Frederick William II of Prussia Stanislaus II August of Poland Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia Charles IX of France William Pitt the Younger Pius VI Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies French Revolution in art Prints on the French Revolution Caricatures on the French Revolution | ||||
