Vernietiging van het stadhouderschap, decoratie in de Plantage, 1795 1795

This 1795 anonymous design for a monument, *Vernietiging van het stadhouderschap, decoratie in de Plantage, 1795*, is a visual representation of the end of the Stadholderate in the Netherlands. The central image depicts two figures, likely representing the citizens, uprooting a tree, symbolizing the dismantling of the old regime. This artwork, now in the Rijksmuseum, was likely intended to be a decorative element in the Plantage, a public park in Amsterdam. It exemplifies the artistic expressions of the time, using symbolism to convey the social and political shifts of the Dutch Republic.