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Protection of Belgium by Great Britain and France, 1831
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Protection of Belgium by Great Britain and France, 1831

Paulus Charles Gerard Poelman · 1831 · lithography; paper

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

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Satirical print on the protection offered to Belgium by Great Britain and France, 1831. A crowned hare, King Leopold I, walks arm-in-arm with a leopard (Great Britain) and a dog (France). On the left in the background, the Armée de la Meuse; on the right, a fleeing hare.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
cartoonLeopold I (koning der Belgen)Tiendaagse Veldtocht
Credit lineBescherming van België door Groot-Brittannië en Frankrijk, 1831. 1831. Paulus Charles Gerard Poelman. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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