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Allegory of Vigilance, 1795
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Allegory of Vigilance, 1795

Hendrik Roosing · 1795 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Allegory of Vigilance, 1795. Liberty seated in the Dutch Garden, protected here by the personification of French military power. Also a crane and the Dutch lion roaring at masked enemies. Outside the enclosure a naked mother with children (Love) and a sleeping shepherd. In the background a tent camp of the civic guard.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printAlertness, Vigilance'Hortus Conclusus'Freedom, LibertyBataafse Revolutie
Credit lineAllegorie op de Waakzaamheid, 1795. 1795. Hendrik Roosing. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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