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Committee of General Vigilance, 1795
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Committee of General Vigilance, 1795

anonymous · 1799 · 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 the Committee of General Vigilance, 1795. Five members of this committee are drunk and asleep; the centrally standing man is blind and holds two candles in his hand. On the floor lies a rooster (symbol of vigilance) with its head cut off.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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cartoonprintblind, blindnessdrunkennessBataafse Revolutie
Credit lineComité van Algemene Waakzaamheid, 1795. 1799. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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