Ontwerp voor het titelblad voor: Constitutions-Acte für die Batavische Republik, nebst andere dazu gehörige Stücke wie selbige von ihren Einwohnern am 23 April 1798 angenommen sind 1798

This 1798 engraving by Dutch artist Jan Bulthuis is a design for the title page of the *Constitution-Acte* for the Batavian Republic. Depicted are three figures representing the principles of the new republic. A woman holding scales and a sword stands beside a column topped with a Phrygian cap, symbolizing justice and liberty. A second woman holds a staff topped with a liberty cap, representing freedom. The three stand amidst a classical landscape and are bathed in the light of a radiant sun. The inscription on the base of the column, referring to the Batavian people's acceptance of the Constitution, further illuminates the artwork's theme of political transformation.