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Sans-culottes by James Gillray

Sans-culottes

James Gillray · 1777

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Artist
James Gillray
Date
1777
Medium
Hand-colored etching on paper
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Collection
Prints and Drawings
Culture
England
Credit line
Gift of Thomas F. Furness in memory of William McCallin McKee
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James Gillray

James Gillray, the 'father of the political cartoon,' wielded his etching needle to satirize everyone from George III to Napoleon.

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