The Ninth of Thermidor, or the English Surprise, to Honest People of All Countries (Le Neuf Thermidor ou la surprise angloise, aux honnêtes gens to tous le pays)
Jean-Baptiste Louvion|Louis-Eugène Poirier · French|French
Date: fructidor l'an 3e, 1795
Medium: Hand-colored etching
Dimensions: sheet: 11 1/16 x 14 1/2 in. (28.1 x 36.8 cm)
Classification: Prints
Themes: Birds, Eating, Eggs, Food, Men, Politics, Satire
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1962
Date range
1795 – 1795
Largest dimension
36.8 cm
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