Dumourer & his aid du camp on full march to seal up the papers of the Prince of Orange [graphic] : by order of the Convention but prevented by Messrs. Frog & Co.

London : Pub. March 13, 1792, by S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly, [13 March 1793]

1 print : etching ; plate mark 24.6 x 35 cm, on sheet 26 x 36 cm

laid paper.

"Dumouriez, followed by a tall and ragged sansculotte, marches aggressively towards a low barricade (left), behind which are frog-soldiers presenting their bayonets at the invaders. Dumouriez, foppishly dressed in regimentals, but with bare legs, his shirt confined by a sash, holds against his shoulder an enormous seal. He says, holding out his right hand, "Monsr Orange, I will seal up your Papers, & take care of your Cash". From his pocket hangs a scroll: 'New Laws for Holland Prepar'd by the Convention'. His 'aid du Camp' holds against his shoulder a gigantic piece of sealing-wax inscribed 'Fyn Se gelak wel brand en vart. houd', in his right hand is a large lighted candle or taper. He says, "Aha. Monr Grenouille I wou'd rather eat you than fight." He is perhaps Miranda, Dumouriez' second in command."--British Museum online catalogue.

English

August 09, 2007

Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 7, no. 8313