President of a Revolutionary Committee After the Seal Is Taken Off Still Image

A ragged man in a liberty cap and tattered clothes walks with a bundle of utensils and keys, a satirical depiction of a revolutionary committee president after confiscating goods.
Hand-colored print of a disheveled man in a red cap and coat clutching stolen silverware and a bundle, satirizing a revolutionary committee president after a seal is broken.

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Title

President of a Revolutionary Committee After the Seal Is Taken Off

Description

Critics of popular action first mastered the art of searing attacks and here sharpen their propaganda skills against this activist worker, who appears to be walking off with his "loot" after the locks have been broken.

Creator

None Identified

Source

Bibliothèque Nationale de France

Date

1794-1795

Rights

Public Domain

Relation

http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/601/|Collection de Vinck. Un siècle d'histoire de France par l'estampe, 1770-1870. Vol. 48 (pièces 6461-6583), Ancien Régime et Révolution

Format

JPEG

Language

French

Identifier

601

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Engraving

Physical Dimensions

19.5 x 16cm

Title (French)

Président d'un Comité Révolutionnaire, après la levée d'un Scelé

Citation

None Identified, “President of a Revolutionary Committee After the Seal Is Taken Off,” LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY: EXPLORING THE FRENCH REVOUTION, accessed November 9, 2026, https://revolution.chnm.org/d/601.