Uittocht van 600 gewapende Amsterdamse burgers naar Utrecht, 17 juli 1787 1788

This 1788 engraving by Jan Evert Grave depicts the departure of six hundred armed citizens of Amsterdam to Utrecht on July 17, 1787. The scene shows a large group of men boarding boats on a canal, with a stately building in the background. This print commemorates the "Patriotten" uprising, a period of political turmoil in the Dutch Republic, and is a powerful visual record of the city's mobilization. The detailed depiction of the event, including the inscription in both Dutch and French, highlights its significance and underlines the importance of this historical moment in Dutch history.