Spotprent op De Potter en het verlies van zijn populariteit, 1831 1831

This satirical print, created anonymously in 1831, depicts a stark contrast between the once triumphant figure of a Belgian politician, likely Willem I, and his current, ostracized state. The image, titled "La Faveur Populaire: Jadis et Aujourd'hui" (Popular Favor: Then and Now), uses two vignettes to demonstrate this shift in fortune. The left vignette, "Jadis" (Then), portrays the politician in a carriage being cheered by a crowd, while the right vignette, "Aujourd'hui" (Now), shows him fleeing a hostile mob, signifying his loss of public support. This print, a visual commentary on the complexities of political power, serves as a fascinating historical record of Belgian political sentiment in the 1830s.