Antique Master Print-BRABANT-REVOLUTION-FRANCOIS-XAVIER-BURTIN-Maillart-1790

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‘”SCAVEZ VOUS QUE JE ME NOMME FR. XAVIER BURTIN CONSEILLER DE CE FAMEUX CONSEIL ROYAL (…).”‘

– Francois-Xavier Burtin, a Royal Councilor, is shown with a woman standing near a heckle wheel used in flax processing. This allegorical print reflects political commentary during the Brabant Revolution in the Southern Netherlands.

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Francois-Xavier Burtin, a Royal Councilor, is shown with a woman standing near a heckle wheel used in flax processing. This allegorical print reflects political commentary during the Brabant Revolution in the Southern Netherlands.

Made by Philippe-Jozef Maillart after own design.

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

Sheet size: 19.3 x 10.3 cm (7.6 x 4.06 inch).

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

BRABANT REVOLUTION, FRAN?OIS-XAVIER BURTIN, SATIRE, POLITICAL HUMOR, ALLEGORY, 18TH-CENTURY ETCHING, HECKLE WHEEL, FLAX PROCESSING, SOUTHERN NETHERLANDS. | 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-[boek: 77]; Frederik Muller, De Nederlandsche geschiedenis in platen, vol. II (years 1702?1795), p. 317, nr. 5058/[boek:77]; Atlas van Stolk 5037-f.

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.

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Dimensions 10 × 19 × 1 cm

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