Antique Master Print-ANTI-PATRIOTIC-BRABANT-LION-REVOLUTION-Maillart-1790

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‘”CHACUN ? SON TOUR. 16. NOV. 1789. MONSTRE ANTIPATRIOTIQUE DANSANT UNE BOUR?E SUR L’AIR DES VOLONTAIRES BRABAN?ONS.”‘

– The Brabant lion holds a ribbon making General d’Alton (“anti-patriotic monster”) dance to the tune of a Brabant volunteer, mocking the Austrian defeat during the Brabant Revolution.

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The Brabant lion holds a ribbon making General d’Alton (“anti-patriotic monster”) dance to the tune of a Brabant volunteer, mocking the Austrian defeat during the Brabant Revolution.

Made by Philippe-Jozef Maillart after own design.

Medium: Etching and engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 11.6 x 19 cm (4.57 x 7.48 inch). Image size: 10.4 x 17.6 cm. (4.09 x 6.93 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Light soiling. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

BRABANT REVOLUTION, D’ALTON, BRABANT LION, AUSTRIAN DEFEAT, SATIRICAL PRINT, BELGIAN HISTORY, POLITICAL CARICATURE, 18TH CENTURY | EXPO-470 (SATIRE)

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Part of the collection of prints related to the Brabant Revolution (1787-1790), as cataloged by Frederik Muller in De Nederlandsche geschiedenis in platen. According to Van Rossem (“Revolutie op de koperplaat. Repertorium van politieke prenten tijdens de Brabantse Omwenteling, 1787-1792,” Leuven, 2012) these prints are mostly made by Phillipe-Joseph Maillart from Brussels, and they were published by Jacquet in Lille in 1790 (bound), authored by J.F. de la Rue, P.J. Maillart, Jeanne-Catherine M, Jean Baptiste de Bouse.

Reference: FMH 5058; Frederik Muller, De Nederlandsche geschiedenis in platen, vol. II (years 1702?1795), p. 317. Algemeen Rijksarchief / Archives g?n?rales du Royaume – I 247 – 978.

Biography engraver: Philippe-Jozef Maillart (1764-1856) was a Belgion artist active in the late 18th century, known for documenting the Brabant Revolution through prints.

Additional information

Dimensions 19 × 11 × 1 cm

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