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Satirical print on the Peace of Lunéville, 1801
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Satirical print on the Peace of Lunéville, 1801

anonymous · 1801 · etching; aquatint; paper

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

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Satire on the Peace of Lunéville concluded on 9 February 1801 between France and Germany, and the losses suffered by the Batavian Republic in connection with it. A Dutchman watches as another Dutchman on his shoulders carries a Frenchman and a Briton. Both carry papers with the names of the lost cities and territories, including Ceylon, Venlo, Maastricht and Cadzand. Also with two other figures. On the sheet below the print a poem in three columns.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineSpotprent op de vrede van Lunéville, 1801. 1801. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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