The Knight of the Woeful Countenance Going to Extirpate the National Assembly
1790
watercolor
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1790
watercolor
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Knight of the Woeful Countenance Going to Extirpate the National Assembly is a 1790 watercolor by Frederick George Byron, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing shows a man in a tall black hat and fancy uniform riding a donkey. He’s holding a red spear and looks angry. Behind him, a building has a sign that says "DODSLEY BOOKSELLER," and a parrot sits on the roof. A smaller figure with a donkey head and a crown is running away, holding a book. The title calls the rider "The Knight of the Woeful Countenance," which sounds like a joke about someone upset over politics. The donkey head might be mocking someone powerful. Next, check out Romanticism to see how artists used humor and drama to talk about big ideas.
Frederick George Byron (1790–1790) was an artist.
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