The Great Nausea of Monsignor Still Image

A seated clergyman vomits scrolls labeled with privileges and titles while a red-coated figure holds his head, with the caption "Courage, you are going to purge yourself of something useful for your salvation."

Dublin Core

Title

The Great Nausea of Monsignor

Description

This engraving focuses on expurgating the clergy, this time with vomiting as the intended method. Here, the cleric spits up the unfair advantages enjoyed in the old regime.

Creator

None Identified

Source

Bibliothèque Nationale de France

Date

1790

Rights

Public Domain

Relation

http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/122/|Michel Hennin. Estampes relatives à l'Histoire de France. Tome 123, Pièces 10802-10907, période : 1790

Format

JPEG

Language

French

Identifier

122

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Engraving

Physical Dimensions

19 x 24.5 cm

Title (French)

Le Grand mal de coeur de Monseigneur

Caption

Courage Mrg vous allé vous purgée de chose bien utile pour votre salut

Citation

None Identified, “The Great Nausea of Monsignor,” LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY: EXPLORING THE FRENCH REVOUTION, accessed November 9, 2026, https://revolution.chnm.org/d/122.