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Tree of Liberty, 1848
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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A burgher, drummer, farmer, grisette (working woman), and a street urchin dance around a liberty tree. Atop the pole a Phrygian cap with jester's bells. On a flag the title of the book. A monkey climbs the pole, and at the top a parrot sings a song. Illustration in a book with six satirical prints and accompanying texts following the revolution in France in 1848. Mostly adaptations of satirical prints from the series Hollandia Regenerata from 1795.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineVrijheidsboom, 1848. 1848. Carel Christiaan Antony Last. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
