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Monument for Pieter Paulus, 1796
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Monument for Pieter Paulus, 1796

Johannes Christiaan Bendorp · 1797 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Allegorical monument on the death of Pieter Paulus on 17 March 1796. He was the first chairman of the First National Assembly, opened in The Hague on 1 March 1796. Open semi-circle with centrally an obelisk with a portrait of Paulus, with mourning children and women. On the right in the background the Binnenhof where the Assembly took place.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printPieter Paulusmonument, statueEerste Nationale Vergadering
Credit lineMonument voor Pieter Paulus, 1796. 1797. Johannes Christiaan Bendorp. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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