Destruction of the Aristocracy, decoration on the Westermarkt, 1795, Westermarkt (title on object), The Destruction of the Aristocracy, allegorical decoration erected on the Westermarkt in Amsterdam at the Alliance Festival on June 19, 1795. Hercules (the Dutch people) defeats the seven-headed hydra (aristocracy and family government). Illustration in the Batavian revolution and alliance almanach for 1796., print maker: anonymous, publisher: Hendrik Arend Banse, print maker: Netherlands, publisher: Amsterdam, 1795, paper, etching, height 98 mm × width 116 mm

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