Le calculateur patriote (BM 1898,0527.247)
Summary
Satire on the aftermath of the fall of the Bastille: a seated man, facing to right, does a calculation on a board 'qui de 20/ payé 6/ reste 14' in front a table on which lie six severed heads; at his feet is a view labelled 'Bastille' and a book 'Proscription'. July 1789
Etching and aquatint
Date
1850 - 1950
Source
British Museum
Copyright info
public domain