Adieu Bastille - A drawing of a man in a red coat and a lion

Print shows a man playing a bagpipe, behind him lies a lion on a chain which is draped over his right arm, his left foot rests on a gameboard, at the far end of which is a peg with string attached, the string runs through an aristocrat and a cleric and is attached to the man's left leg, the aristocrat and cleric dance on the gameboard as he moves his leg; in the background, the Bastille is being razed.

Possibly purchased from William Holland in 1790. Source: Kate Heard, Royal Collection Trust, Windsor Castle.

de Vinck, 1671

Forms part of: French Political Cartoon Collection (Library of Congress).

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01/01/1789

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