New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-29
REVOLUTIONARY CARTOONS
From the Bastille to the Terror
in Pictures.

s{ TEE2cu A HNryoi sATI1;HH BY ErnGsi
T.. Henderson. Pm. D., ID ID. WIN ~
illustrations. Syo, PIP. NNNn' i'o' ~
putnams sons.
II is well known that Napoleon
made use. in his long struggle win
England. of the press of France 3"i
that Of the Continent. Still more. many
of the anti-English cartoons pupiShI'
during his turbulent reign. ana sc''-
tered broadcast. were directly inspire !
hv him. The ideas were often entirely
his tho execution alone being intristeu
to others. SO far as these cartoons
were concerned. the Emperor Orig
mated nothing. He merely contiuue'
an rcctiye means of propaganda ana
warfare begun 10y the leaders OF me
po,ol,tion I'm a period when the
greater part of the French people were
illitcratc. these pictorial presentations
and misrcprcscntations. these appe"'S
to an the virtues and many passions 10
patriotism and class hatred to vloicii'c
and the lust of murder. reached Iarlh''
and made deeper impression IMAM me
printcd word could reach. or even ne
fire of clouucncc. which sought, of nc
rcsyitv. the great centres of policy ana
action. In October. 1i92, the Natioh'i
Convention recorded in its journal 'lo
statement that such cartoons were
"opc of the most cfIicacious means ol
instructing the hamlcts and speaking
tn The Owes of the ignorant ANA uni"'l-
innate inhabitants Charges for car
toous occur constantly in the accounts
of the Committee Of Public Safety.
Mr. ucndcrson's book is, in both text
and pictures a presentation oil thc
French Revolution rs its leaders III
rcctcd fha, it should be represented ID
fine common people in ailcgory and ST.
fro These plates. mostly reproduced
from originals in the Bibliothequc Ma
tinnalc and the Muse 'arnaValc|
range an the way from the high'st
hopes and aspirations of peoPlc
whose feet were SGT upon new ROAD
la in,itcmcnts To- murder. from glorip-
cations Of the union 90 the three 90
tato- working together for the common
coal tn fcrocious caricatUrcs OF kInS
and queen and the clergy that refused
tn take thc oath. and patriotic cNult~-
tions over the defeats Of the allies %
IN. Republican armies The simplest
designs alternate with complicated al
l.eorios portraits and pictorial repre-
...,t.tinns Of historical events are m
Guided. aud there is a plate oil inc i''e
card. of one of those Republican pacN'
of playing cards. which ON" oi 'he
characters m Auatolc Frances reN"''-
,i.nar, novel designed. and whose
kings queens and knaNcs were re-
rl.,cd by "gcniuscs. liberties '"'
".uiantcs." Mr. Henderson classih'S
Odd. Illustrations under different heads
ii,.rtv equality. fraternity. nignt pro-
I...ti.n downfall. massacre. war pro-
.,riruou. etc. method that pro'l"'S
historical Progress and continuity h'
is n., a pioneer in the field OF rcNoiu-
t...., .,ri..,turc. 10 D. tru". siill. tl'
,,..t.r.,l nc has gathered together -
representative. and a welcome ana N"-
liable addition TO the shelf devoted 10
tho. rr.r. % Revolution. tits text g. h''
,.,,f,r.tor,. OH the contrary, n has
bi.tori. perspective. and reflects ihe
later rc-,archca that have done 50
ur.n to modif, and rcetify ihe oA"s-
gcrauons aud inaccuracies OF the ear
r.r historians Of tine great nphea'AI'
n should hc added that his plates "''
.,,fuflt well printed.