Decoratie in de Beurssteeg, 1795 1795

This 1795 print by A. (II) Schol depicts a scene of the Batavian Republic, a short-lived republic in the Netherlands. The print, titled "Decoratie in de Beurssteeg, 1795," is framed with a garland of leaves and includes three different scenes that likely represent the ideals of the republic: a military encounter, a meeting of citizens, and a classical allegory. This visual representation of the Batavian Republic, in the form of an engraving, captures the historical moment of the Netherlands' transition to a republican government.