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The Rights of Man and of the Citizen, 1795
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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On two law tablets stand the 19 articles of the newly issued civil rights. Above the tablets, Father Time, Minerva, and the personifications of enlightenment and equality around the all-seeing eye in a radiant halo. Below the scene, a Dutch verse explaining the roles of the various figures.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineDe Rechten van den Mensch en van den Burger, 1795. 1795-04-15. Lambertus Antonius Claessens. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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