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The Destruction of the Old Constitution, decoration on the Botermarkt, 1795
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The Destruction of the Old Constitution, decoration on the Botermarkt, 1795

anonymous · 1795 · etching; hand coloring; paper

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

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The Destruction of the Old Constitution, allegorical decoration erected on the Botermarkt in Amsterdam during the Alliance Festival on 19 June 1795. Decoration in the form of the ruin of a Gothic chapel, on the central cartouche Envy turns the wheel of aristocracy which sets a millstone in motion. Part of a series of ten plates.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printEnvyAmsterdamBotermarkt (Amsterdam)Alliance with France (1795)
Credit lineDe Vernietiging van de Oude Constitutie, decoratie op de Botermarkt, 1795. 1795. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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