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The Brabant Lion Carrying the Eagle
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The Brabant Lion Carrying the Eagle

anonymous · 1787 - 1788 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Satirical print in which the Brabant Lion pours a bag of coins as feed into the mouth of a large insatiable Austrian eagle. Related to 12 August 1787. Part of the bundled collection of prints relating to the events of the Brabant Revolution and the period 1787-1790.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
cartoonprintBrabantBrabantse omwenteling
Credit lineBrabantse leeuw voert de adelaar. 1787 - 1788. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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