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General in a Barrel of Filth
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General in a Barrel of Filth

anonymous · 1787 - 1790 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Satirical print on a general with a drawn sword and severed human heads in a vat of filth. Bystanders and the Brabant Lion look on and pinch their noses. With a seven-line French verse. Numbered bottom right: 29. 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
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cartoonprintdefecationBrabantBrabantse omwenteling
Credit lineGeneraal in een ton met drek. 1787 - 1790. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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