Print Description
Soldiers standing before a stone monument inscribed with allegorical messages. Above, a figure with wings carries symbolic items, and a crest sits atop the monument. This print illustrates loyalty and resistance during the Brabant Revolution.
Made by Philippe-Jozef Maillart after own design.
Medium: Etching and engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 20 x 17.3 cm (7.87 x 6.81 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Light soiling. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
BRABANT REVOLUTION, SOLDIERS, LOYALTY, OATH, ALLEGORY, POLITICAL SATIRE, 18TH-CENTURY ETCHING, RESISTANCE, SOVEREIGNTY. | 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; Atlas van Stolk 5037-j; Frederik Muller, De Nederlandsche geschiedenis in platen, vol. II (years 1702?1795), p. 317, nr. 5058.
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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