Cinque-têtes, or, The Paris monster.

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Title: Cinque-têtes, or, The Paris monster.
Alternate Title: Paris monster
Date: 1798]
Notes: At right, the five members of the French Directory, or ruling executive body, are depicted as a five-headed monster holding a dagger and demanding money. At left, the three American representatives, Elbridge Gerry, Charles Pinckney, and John Marshall, exclaim “Cease bawling, monster! We will not give you six-pence!”
Names and Subjects: XYZ Affair, 1797-1798.; Caricatures and cartoons--United States.; Prints shelf.; United States--Foreign relations--France.; France--Foreign relations--United States.; United States--History--1783-1815.; United States--Politics and government--1783-1809.
Genre: Satires (Visual works) 1790-1800.; Etchings 1790-1800.
ID: 9119
Barcode: B5428433
Physical Description: 1 print : etching, hand-colored ; 29.9 x 39.9 cm.
Repository: William L. Clements Library
Date Added/Updated: 2022-03-04 14:43:27

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Collection: William L. Clements Library Image Bank
Image Size: 10448 x 7280
File Size: 5 MB
Record: 9119
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Full citation: "Cinque-têtes, or, The Paris monster.". https://quod.lib.umich.edu/w/wcl1ic/x-9119/wcl009194. In the digital collection William L. Clements Library Image Bank. William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. May 11, 2025.