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TitleNouvelle place de la BastilleTypeStill ImageMonographSubjectLouis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793Politics & government--France--1780-1790 (LCTGM)Clergy--France--1780-1790 (LCTGM)France--History--Revolution, 1789-1799Political cartoons--French--1780-1790 (GMGPC)Etchings--Hand-colored--1780-1790 (GMGPC) NoteForms part of: French Political Cartoon Collection (Library of Congress)SummaryCartoon shows Louis XVI standing on a pedestal with one foot on the hydra of despotism(?) from which five of seven heads have been severed; on the left, a clergyman offers him a gold coin, and on the right, a Spanish nobleman tears a paper labeled "Fin du Regime Feódal." A nursing woman, representing France, is seated in the foreground with three small figures, possibly representing the Three Estates.Authorized Access PointNouvelle place de la Bastille