Anonymous, French, 18th century|François Jules Gabriel Depeuille

It is Not Going Well For Us: A Member of Parliament Reading the News of the French Republic (Ça ne va pas bien pour nous: Membre du parlement lisant les nouvelles de la Rep[ublique] française)

February 1798
Hand-colored etching
35.3 × 27 cm (13.9 × 10.6 in)

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