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Jacques Louis David (France; 1748 –1825)
The Army of Jugs (c. 1793)
Bibliotheque Nationale de France (Paris, France)
Accompanying Song: Le Chant Du Dpart 1794
David switches to a different style in the creation of The Army of Jugs, a popular poster filled with bawdy and crass humor. There are no hidden concepts or subtleties like in David's Oath of the Horatii. The caricatures of the soldiers have jug bodies, a play on the French word for jug which is also slang for "idiot". The king's men are depicted as fools who are defecated on by the working class. Furthermore, there is an explanation at the bottom that leaves no chance for misinterpretation. This poster is easily replicated and, indeed, was copied and posted around France's pubs where the working class could see them. This method easily communicated to the masses that the monarchy was impotent and the time to rebel was nearing. David craftily uses art as a tool to reach the masses quickly and efficiently and unite them for a massive revolutionary effort.
