Allegory on the civilian armament, 1785, Het Nut der Burgerarming (title on object), Allegory on the civilian corps that promote freedom in the Netherlands. A free corps, together with the Dutch Lion, chases away from a memorial column with the weapons of the seven provinces of Eigenbaat, Staatsvet, List and Hypocrisy. On the left, soldiers erect a statue of Liberty. Sunbeams on the left sky dispel the dark clouds on the right. At the bottom two thirteen-line verses in Dutch. Dedicated to all Freedom and Patriotic Arms Trade Societies in the United Netherlands., print, print maker: Abraham Jacobsz. Hulk, (mentioned on object), after print by: Leendert Brasser, after drawing by: P. Coijon, (mentioned on object), Northern Netherlands, 1785, paper, etching, engraving, height, 376 mm × width, 360 mm
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Allegory, civilian armament, 1785, Het Nut der Burgerarming, title, object, civilian corps, promote freedom, Netherlands, free corps, together, Dutch Lion, chases away, memorial column, weapons, seven provinces, Eigenbaat, Staatsvet, List, Hypocrisy, left, soldiers erect, statue, Liberty, Sunbeams, left sky dispel, dark clouds, right, bottom two thirteen-line verses, Dutch, Dedicated, Freedom, Patriotic Arms Trade Societies, United Netherlands, print, print maker, Abraham Jacobsz, Hulk, mentioned, Leendert Brasser, drawing, P, Coijon, Northern Netherlands, paper, etching, engraving, height, 376 mm × width, 360 mm
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