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Judges Tear Up the Map of the Austrian Netherlands
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Judges seated at a table tear up the map of the Austrian Netherlands. Above their heads hang swords on ropes, like the Sword of Damocles, held by the Brabant lion. With a ten-line verse in French. Marked at the top: Act. 4th / Page 24. Part of a large group of prints relating to the events of the Brabant Revolution and the period 1787-1790.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineRechters verscheuren de kaart van de Oostenrijkse Nederlanden. 1787 - 1790. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
