King Gourmand XVIII and Prince Posterior in Fright!

March 14, 1823

Not on view

In this satire, Louis XVIII's meal is interruped by frightening visions of Revolutionary forces returning. At right, his nephew, duc d'Angoulême is speared from behind (his rear labeled "Elba") and cries "Treachery! Treachery! the National Guard will not obey our Orders, they are all for Liberty this reminds me of my Latter End, au Diable!"

Artwork Details

Title: King Gourmand XVIII and Prince Posterior in Fright!
Artist: Isaac Robert Cruikshank (British, London 1789–1856 London)
Publisher: E. King (British, active 1819–31)
Subject: Louis XVIII, King of France (French, Versailles 1755–1824 Paris)
Subject: Louis Antoine de Bourbon, Duc d'Angoulême (French, 1775–1844)
Date: March 14, 1823
Medium: Hand-colored etching
Dimensions: Plate: 9 5/8 × 14 1/2 in. (24.5 × 36.8 cm)
Sheet: 11 5/8 × 18 1/2 in. (29.5 × 47 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Adele S. Gollin, 1976
Object Number: 1976.602.79
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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