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France takes away the wigs, 1795
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France takes away the wigs, 1795

anonymous · 1795 · pen; brush; paper

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

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A French soldier strips two aristocratic men (mayors or ministers?) of their wigs and walks away with them toward a door. The men complain that their respectability has now been taken from them.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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cartoondrawingaristocracy'Aristocratia' (Ripa)wigBataafse Revolutie
Credit lineFrankrijk ontneemt de pruiken, 1795. 1795. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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