Allegorie op de Alliantie met Frankrijk, 1795 1795

This 1795 engraving, titled "Allegorie op de Alliantie met Frankrijk" by Jacques Kuyper, depicts a winged figure tying together two shields. The shield on the left features a lion, representing the Netherlands, while the shield on the right represents France. The piece is a visual allegory of the alliance between the two nations in 1795, a significant event in Dutch history. The engraving, housed in the Rijksmuseum, is a powerful example of Neoclassical art and its use of symbolism to express political ideas.