The French Mahomet, British Cartoon Print
Summary
Print shows a hunchback named La Reveilliere La Paux standing upon the Republican calendar while supporting symbols of France in one hand and containing it with an iron sceptor in the other hand as Count Lazare Carnot topples in the corner.
Library's copy is hand-colored.
Listed in an unpublished P&P checklist, "British Political and Social Caricatures, 1655-1832 ... not in the published catalogs of the British Museum," compiled in 1968 (NC 1470.M4. Vol. 2).
Not found in British Museum Catalogue (BMC).
Most images available on microfilm, "British Political and Social Cartoons, 1655-1832, not in the British Museum," produced by the Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1970 (Microfilm LOT 12022). Unpublished checklist provides captions for images on microfilm.
Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).
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