French happiness English misery, Cruikshank, Isaac, 1756?-1811?, engraving 1793, on the left, four ragged and starving sansculottes fighting over a frog, a cat has dropped dead at their feet, and scenes of death in the background; on the right, a scene in an English tavern with a table laden with food and four men overeating, a fat dog lies on the floor, and a cat has caught a mouse.
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French happiness English misery, Cruikshank, Isaac, 1756?-1811?, engraving 1793, on the left, four ragged and starving sansculottes fighting over a frog, a cat has dropped dead at their feet, and scenes of death in the background; on the right, a scene in an English tavern with a table laden with food and four men overeating, a fat dog lies on the floor, and a cat has caught a mouse.

Date

1793

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Photo12/Liszt Collection/Quint Lox Limited

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LZT16A00_176

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French happiness English misery Cruikshank Isaac 1756 1811 engraving 1793 left four ragged starving sansculottes fighting frog cat dropped dead feet scenes death background right scene tavern table laden food men overeating fat dog lies floor caught mouse vintage retro retro styled engraved image engravement victorian art culture illustrative technique history historical old antique nostalgia arkheia nostalgic historic artwork old-fashioned romantic aged traditional historic art

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