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The Destruction of the Old Constitution, decoration on the Botermarkt, 1795 (explanation)
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The Destruction of the Old Constitution, decoration on the Botermarkt, 1795 (explanation)

Dirk Meland Langeveld · 1795 · letterpress printing; paper

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

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Text sheet with explanation of the representation of The Destruction of the Old Constitution, allegorical decoration erected on the Botermarkt in Amsterdam. Probably belonging to a separate publication of the loose plates of the decorations erected in the city for the celebration of the installation of the representatives and the alliance concluded between the French and the Batavian Republic, 19 June 1795.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineDe Vernietiging van de Oude Constitutie, decoratie op de Botermarkt, 1795 (uitleg). 1795. Dirk Meland Langeveld. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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