Allegory in honor of the six petitioners, 1795, For Vryheyd and Fatherland (title on object), Allegorical temple with central Minerva with a medallion with the portrait of Visser, above are the portraits of the other petitioners: Jansen, Hardenberg, Heijde, van Calcar and Heuske. They were imprisoned after presenting a petition to the city council of Amsterdam on October 14, 1794. On the left the petition is presented, on the right the six in their room in the workhouse. The six were released on January 19, 1795. At the bottom the title in calligraphy., print, print maker: Jan Lucas

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