[n.d., c.1800.]
Coloured etching. 220 x 170mm (8¾ x 6¾"). Trimmed into plate at sides.
A caricature of Louis-Sébastien Mercier (1740-1814), blindfolded, with horns, seated in a chair marked 'Trésor des Iconoclastes', writing with a quill. A French dramatist and writer, Mercier was highly critical of earlier art, especially writers including Rancine and Boileau. He was a member of the National Convention who was imprisoned during the Reign of Terror, only surviving because of the fall of Robiespierre.
[Ref: 58454] £240.00
Coloured etching. 220 x 170mm (8¾ x 6¾"). Trimmed into plate at sides.
A caricature of Louis-Sébastien Mercier (1740-1814), blindfolded, with horns, seated in a chair marked 'Trésor des Iconoclastes', writing with a quill. A French dramatist and writer, Mercier was highly critical of earlier art, especially writers including Rancine and Boileau. He was a member of the National Convention who was imprisoned during the Reign of Terror, only surviving because of the fall of Robiespierre.
[Ref: 58454] £240.00