Symbol and satire in the French Revolution . baggage push from behind; in the coach itselfsit a number of Rhenish princes and bishops. Ontop the Czarina with a long whip touches up theEmperor, but Marie Antoinette has hold of herbrothers pigtail and pulls him back while Louisputs a bar between the spokes of the wheel. Pitton the cliffs of his island is at a very safe distance,but wishes the party a hon voyage; while on thesteps of St. Peters the Pope and the Cardinals aregiving their blessing to the enterprise. This theme of Frances difficulties inspired morethan one clever artist. We have a r
Symbol and satire in the French Revolution . baggage push from behind; in the coach itselfsit a number of Rhenish princes and bishops. Ontop the Czarina with a long whip touches up theEmperor, but Marie Antoinette has hold of herbrothers pigtail and pulls him back while Louisputs a bar between the spokes of the wheel. Pitton the cliffs of his island is at a very safe distance,but wishes the party a hon voyage; while on thesteps of St. Peters the Pope and the Cardinals aregiving their blessing to the enterprise. This theme of Frances difficulties inspired morethan one clever artist. We have a representation^where Louis XVI is trying to escape in his chariotdrawn by six swift hares. The nations pursuehim with every sort of attack. England in theform of a leopard, with two other wild beasts at her Plate 98, p. 223. Plate 99, p. 225. Downfall 225 side, blocks his way; down on him swoops the Ger-man eagle; after him run the Pope and Cardinalsthreatening him with their crooks; Spain makesthe sign of the cross to exorcise him; Denmark. Plate 99. A cartoon showing the nations in the act of closing in upon Louis XVI whose only hope of rescue is in Blanchard the famous balloonist who is hovering over the scene. barks at him; Holland calls him poor stiiif;vSavoy and Switzerland wont receive him. Hisonly hope is Blanchard, the famous balloonist, whohovers overhead ready to carry him off from thejust fury of his enemies. In a caricature entitledAh, Things are going badly, we see the foreignpowers and the brothers of the King, in the base- ^ Plate 100, p. 226 The French Revolution ment beneath the Jacobin Club, stirring flames theheat from which makes the enrages above jtimp anddance around in pain. By the middle of January the situation as re-garded France and Austria had become Queen was accused of heading an Austriancommittee that met in secret in the Tuileries. Theconstant cry was that France must not wait to beattacked but must act as Frederick the Great had
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