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Medal against the cruelties committed in Brabant, 1789
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Medal against the cruelties committed in Brabant, 1789

anonymous · 1787 - 1790 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Both sides of a medal against the cruelties committed in Brabant; with the date August 16, 1789. On the obverse, a wolf and a woman hold a child that is being hacked in half by a leopard. On the reverse, the Brabant lion frees itself from a net. In the inscription, reference is made to Governor Trauttmansdorff. Part of a large group of prints relating to the events of the Brabant Revolution and the period 1787-1790.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit linePenning tegen de wreedheden bedreven in Brabant, 1789. 1787 - 1790. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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