Aanstaande Eenheid en Onverdeelbaarheid van het Bataafs Gemenebest, decoratie op het Stadhuis op de Dam, 1795 (uitleg) 1795

This 1795 print by Dirk Meland Langeveld depicts the ideal of unity and indivisibility for the Batavian Republic, a short-lived Dutch republic established in 1795. The print, intended for public consumption, uses allegorical imagery of a protective angel to represent the virtues of unity and justice and the potential of the republic to overcome historical divisions and oppression. The inscription on the print emphasizes the need for a unified and equitable society, a message particularly relevant in the context of the political changes taking place in the Netherlands at the time. The artwork, now located at the Rijksmuseum, is a fascinating example of early Dutch republican propaganda and its use of symbolic imagery to communicate political ideals.