Procession of Refractory Clergy Still Image

A satirical procession of long-nosed, robed clergy led by a bishop toward a church, with a demon carrying a coffin behind them and a banner reading "Qui rit Vendredi, Dimanche pleurera" above.

Dublin Core

Title

Procession of Refractory Clergy

Description

Of particular interest in this caricature of refractory clergy here are the long noses, traditionally used to caricature Jews, that suggest the refractory clergy were not of the people. This image shows resistant clergy marching in their last procession. The satyr at the rear with a coffin seems to threaten their very lives.

Creator

None Identified

Source

Bibliothèque Nationale de France

Date

1792

Rights

Public Domain

Relation

http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/6/|Collection Michel Hennin. Estampes relatives à l'Histoire de France. Tome 128, Pièces 11231-11307, période : 1792|Collection de Vinck. Un siècle d'histoire de France par l'estampe, 1770-1870. Vol. 20 (pièces 3419-3600), Ancien Régime et Révolution

Format

JPEG

Language

French

Identifier

6

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Engraving

Physical Dimensions

20 x 27 cm

Title (French)

Derniere procession constitutionelle pour l'enterrement du serment civique qui se fera le...1792

Citation

None Identified, “Procession of Refractory Clergy,” LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY: EXPLORING THE FRENCH REVOUTION, accessed November 9, 2026, https://revolution.chnm.org/d/6.