With the Help of Mr. de la Fayette, the French Nation Defeats Despotism Still Image

Lafayette raises a sword beside an armored female figure holding a liberty cap on a pike, as they stand atop a pedestal crushing a multiheaded serpent monster and a Medusa-like figure, with soldiers and flags in the background.

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Title

With the Help of Mr. de la Fayette, the French Nation Defeats Despotism

Description

Here, as in the preceding image, Lafayette’s role is praised. A warlike liberty stands with him over a defeated despotism at his feet. Revolutionaries often represented despotism as a multiheaded monster.

Creator

None Identified

Source

Bibliothèque Nationale de France

Date

1789-1792

Rights

Public Domain

Relation

http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/154/|de Vinck. Un siècle d'histoire de France par l'estampe, 1770-1870. Vol. 11 (pièces 1763-1933), Ancien Régime et Révolution

Format

JPEG

Language

French

Identifier

154

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Engraving

Physical Dimensions

27 x 18.5cm

Title (French)

La Nation française assistée de Mr de la Fayette terrasse le despotisme et les abus du Regne Feodal qui terrassaient le peuple

Citation

None Identified, “With the Help of Mr. de la Fayette, the French Nation Defeats Despotism,” LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY: EXPLORING THE FRENCH REVOUTION, accessed November 9, 2026, https://revolution.chnm.org/d/154.