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Child with a Phrygian cap is struck by a woman
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Child with a Phrygian cap is struck by a woman

unknown · 1849 · toonlithografie; lithography; paper

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

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Satirical print, possibly on the March Revolution and the German Empire of 1848-1849. Coin with a central depiction of a woman wearing a city crown with acorns and holding a bundle of grain, striking a child on her lap on the buttocks. This child wears a Phrygian cap, a symbol of liberty during the French Revolution. Beside them lies a broken shield with the Napoleonic or German eagle. Around this depiction the words Liberté, Égalité and Fraternité. Under Liberté a depiction of a man walking in chains before another. Under Egalité two marching soldiers. Under Fraternité a man about to strike another man. Under the image a caption in German.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
cartoonprintcity-crown, mural crownPhrygian bonnetfruits: acornDuitse Rijk 1848-1849
Credit lineKind met Frygische muts wordt geslagen door een vrouw. 1849. unknown. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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