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Diabolocracy
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Diabolocracy

Pieter van Woensel · 1797 - 1798 · etching; paper

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

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Cartoon on the democracy brought by the French. The Dutch Maiden sits in rags on a manure heap, at her feet the broken spear of liberty and hat. Illustration in Pieter van Woensel's almanac 'De Lantaarn voor 1798'.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
cartoonprintboekillustratieFreedom, LibertyNetherlandsAlliance with France (1795)Franse tijd
Credit lineDiabolocratie. 1797 - 1798. Pieter van Woensel. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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