Vive Le Roi! Vive L'Empereur. Vive Le Diable.

Thomas Rowlandson British
Publisher Rudolph Ackermann, London British

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A French soldier with a wide mustache stands at center wearing a large cocked hat, inscribed with three ribbons, "Vive Le Diable," "Vive Le Roi," and "Vive Le Empereur." He holds a musket in his right hand and a snuff-box in his left hand. To the right a monkey and a cat embrace. A windmill is in the background at left.

Vive Le Roi! Vive L'Empereur. Vive Le Diable., Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London), Hand-colored etching

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