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Devils at the Austrian smelting furnace
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Devils at the Austrian smelting furnace

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 with two devils with bellows sitting on a melting furnace. Two eagle heads whisper in their ears. Church ornaments are being melted down in the furnaces. Related to August 1789. With French verse of 18 lines. Numbered top left: 38. Part of the bound collection of prints relating to the events of the Brabantian Revolution and the period 1787-1790.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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cartoonprintBrabantBrabantse omwenteling
Credit lineDuivels op de Ooostenrijkse smeltoven. 1787 - 1790. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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