Print Description
Satirical etching depicting a blindfolded Brabant lion, Hendrik van der Noot, Petrus van Eupen, and the Austrian eagle, symbolizing the chaos of the Brabant Revolution.
Made by Philippe-Jozef Maillart after own design.
Medium: Etching and engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 17 x 21.2 cm (6.69 x 8.35 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Light soiling. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
BRABANT REVOLUTION, HENDRIK VAN DER NOOT, PETRUS VAN EUPEN, SATIRICAL PRINT, BLINDFOLDED LION, AUSTRIAN EAGLE, POLITICAL CARICATURE, 18TH-CENTURY ETCHING, BELGIAN HISTORY. | 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: Atlas van Stolk 5037-o; FMH 5058-[67]; Frederik Muller, De Nederlandsche geschiedenis in platen, vol. II (years 1702?1795), p. 317, nr. 5058[67].
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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