Here are some examples of how this was used:
Liberty leading the people
This was meant to be motivation for the people during the French Revolution. It focused on the average person who doesn't have a voice. The depiction of so many different people shows unity to fight a common enemy. It was in protest of the monarchy going on at the time.
Boston Massacre
An event that resulted in the British soldiers firing on civilians was thrown out of proportion for the use of propaganda. It gave the colonists the perfect way to strike a blow at the British. They were protesting against unfair British control and taxing without representation. The picture depicts the colonists running away in terror and a lot of blood. All the while the British seem to be vigorously firing on them The colonists were able to take an event and create artwork from it with an authorial voice. Protesting against British and their unfair treatment of them.
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