131 - [Consulate] PROCLAMATION. FROM THE EXTRAORDINARY SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE TO ALL FRENCH CITIZENS. Paris, Printed by the Extraordinary Supervisory Committee, at the Vieux Louvre, n.d. [ca. 1802]. Printed poster, with an engraved allegorical vignette at the top. Approx. 52.5 x 40 cm. Traces of old folds, creases, small tears, and marginal wear, particularly along the left edge.

[Consulate] PROCLAMATION. FROM THE EXTRAORDINARY SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE TO ALL FRENCH CITIZENS. Paris, Printed by the Extraordinary Supervisory Committee, at the Vieux Louvre, n.d. [ca. 1802]. Printed poster, with an engraved allegorical vignette at the top. Approx. 52.5 x 40 cm. Traces of old folds, creases, small tears, and marginal wear, particularly along the left edge. A curious and rare political proclamation issued by an “Extraordinary Surveillance Committee” and addressed to all French citizens. Written in language borrowing from revolutionary rhetoric, the text denounces abuses of power, violations of liberty and equality, and acts of violence against the people. It calls for a break with the current government and asserts the absolute sovereignty of the French people. In particular, the proclamation provides for the reorganization of popular societies and affirms the intention to uphold the Catholic faith, in accordance with the Concordat concluded with Pope Pius VII.