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Epouventail de la nation - A drawing of a man standing in a field

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Epouventail de la nation - A drawing of a man standing in a field

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Print shows an effigy of the marquis de Lafayette as the scarecrow of the nation (upper torso on a post stuck in tall grass on a river bank at the border, wearing military uniform, brandishing a sword) attempting to frighten away foreign heads of state (crowned heads with wings) and counterrevolutionary supporters.

de Vinck, 1798
Blum, 367
Forms part of: French Political Cartoon Collection (Library of Congress).

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01/01/1792
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