Lord Mum Overwhelmed with Parisian Embraces, 07 November 1796
Scope and Contents
By Isaac Cruikshank. Lord Malmesbury's coach is drawn (right to left) by French poissardes, grotesque and with bare pendent breasts. A cheering crowd fills the street; bonnets-rouges are waved and thrown into the air. He puts his head through the carriage window to kiss a 'poissarde', waving his cocked hat. Another woman (left) says, "my turn next". A sansculotte dances on the roof of the coach, urinating on the royal crown which decorates it, waving his bonnet-rouge, and singing "Caira Cair &c." Two of Malmesbury's footmen are carried on the shoulders of 'poissardes' behind the coach; a boy picks the pocket of one of them. Among the ragged crowd a Jew and a man playing a fiddle are conspicuous. People cheer from the windows of a house which forms a background. Description from the British Museum.
Dates
- Creation: 07 November 1796
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
1 Item(s)
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository
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