Defenestratie van Leuven by Paulus Lauters

Defenestratie van Leuven 1836

aged paper

toned paper

light pencil work

ink paper printed

pencil sketch

old engraving style

etching

ink drawing experimentation

pencil work

watercolor

This lithograph by Paulus Lauters, titled "Defenestratie van Leuven," depicts a dramatic scene of the 1830 Belgian Revolution. Created in 1836, the artwork captures the moment when the people of Leuven, Belgium, revolted against the Dutch, throwing objects from the windows of a building. Lauters' meticulous detail and dramatic composition convey the intensity and chaos of the event, making this a powerful historical document. The artwork is currently housed in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Netherlands.