The Martyr of Equality. Behold the Progress of our System

Hand-colored etched caricature by and after Cruikshank. 'Orléans (Égalité), looking to the right, stands on the scaffold dressed as a grenadier of the National Guard. He holds out by the hair the decollated head of Louis XVI, while he waves his cap in his right hand. Behind (left) is the guillotine, with the King's body; streams of blood pour from head and trunk. Below the scaffold (right) are heads and bayonets of the National Guard, and, behind, two large buildings, the windows and roofs filled with spectators; those on the roof wave their hats. Beneath the title: 'Behold the Progress of our System' -- British Museum Hand-colored etched caricature by and after Cruikshank. 'Orléans (Égalité), looking to the right, stands on the scaffold dressed as a grenadier of the National Guard. He holds out by the hair the decollated head of Louis XVI, while he waves his cap in his right hand. Behind (left) is the guillotine, with the King's body; streams of blood pour from head and trunk. Below the scaffold (right) are heads and bayonets of the National Guard, and, behind, two large buildings, the windows and roofs filled with spectators; those on the roof wave their hats. Beneath the title: 'Behold the Progress of our System' -- British Museum Square; plate mark, margins; one corner of margin torn away. New York, Walter Schatzki, 1964. Caption: London Pub. Feb. 12, 1793 by W. Fones N 3 Piccadilly