La consultation (The consultation) (BM 1865,0114.77)
Summary
Satire on the condition of France after its defeat by the Allies in 1815; in the foreground to right a group of four doctorsare seated and deliberate the condition of a bedridden patient, representing France, lies dying at the back of the room to left, while the figure of Death (a skeleton with a scythe) sits on the ground leaning against the back of one of the chairs; three doctors are older men in old-fashioned clothes (representing the Ultras) who have fallen asleep while the fourth is young and stylishly attired (representing the Liberals) and gestures energetically as he suggests cures. 1820
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Date
1820
Source
British Museum
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