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Folding fan, with paper leaf painted in watercolour on the front with a dancing crowd around a Tree of Liberty, a red-white-blue scroll, putti with a liberty cap and flag and on the back a Keeshond with liberty cap, on a mount of bone inlaid with silver leaf
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About this work
Folding fan. Netherlands, 1795. Depicted on the fan is a liberty tree, above which is the revolutionary motto: 'Liberty, Equality, Fraternity'.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineVouwwaaier, met blad van papier waarop in aquarel op de voorkant een dansende menigte rond een Vrijheidsboom, een rood-wit-blauwe banderolle, putti met een vrijheidshoed en vlag en op de achterkant ee. 1795. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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