XEE4157674 la destruction du colosse francais - Destruction of the French collossus by Gillray, James, 1757-1815 - The French Republic, caricatured as a bloodstained monster with the head of the guillotined King Louis XVI around its neck, is struck by lightning bolts wielded by Great Britain as it attempts to straddle the Mediterranean. by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info.: la destruction du colosse francais - Destruction of the French collossus by Gillray, James, 1757-1815 - The French Republic, caricatured as a bloodstained monster with the head of the guillotined King Louis XVI around its neck, is struck by lightning bolts wielded by Great Britain as it attempts to straddle the Mediterranean.); Stefano Bianchetti.