Satirical cartoon, Royal Recreation
Satirical cartoon, Royal Recreation. A horrific image, with Empress Catherine II of Russia, seated on a throne, receiving decapitated heads from an officer, identified as General Suvorov. In November 1794 the Polish capital of Warsaw was besieged and captured by the Russians. This print is in response to a terrible massacre that followed in Praga, a suburb of the city
Picture No
10201880
Media ID
47873326
Size
4700px x 3329px
(2.8MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library/Reform Club
Source
Cartoon by Isaac Cruikshank, published 7 January 1795 bys W Fores
Date
1795





























