{"id":28530,"date":"2026-02-14T17:21:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T16:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/en\/antiek\/niet-gecategoriseerd\/frans-nederlandse-alliantie-johan-christiaan-bendorp-1796\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T15:47:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T13:47:13","slug":"batavian-republic-johan-christiaan-bendorp-1796","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/inter-antiquariaat.nl\/en\/antiques\/sold\/batavian-republic-johan-christiaan-bendorp-1796\/","title":{"rendered":"French-Dutch alliance &#8211; Johan Christiaan Bendorp, 1796"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-(--header-height)\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"d9b418e0-6146-44e5-8669-1002d86510f0\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-11\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-turn=\"user\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pt-12 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"z-0 flex justify-end\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"request-698f5e22-2d74-8393-a3f5-d107f40f0a8e-0\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-12\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"420a1290-7327-4c9c-a2d8-cf775a4b6ed9\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"58\"><strong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"58\">LIBERTY CROWNED AND GUARDED BY FRENCHMEN AND BATAVIANS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"60\" data-end=\"202\">Copper engraving made in <strong>1796<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/rkd.nl\/artists\/111955\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Johan Christiaan Bendorp<\/strong> <\/a>after a design by <strong>J. Arends<\/strong>. Coloured by a later hand. Size (plate mark): 33.2 \u00d7 30.5 cm.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"204\" data-end=\"287\">The scene represents the new political order after 1795: the Franco-Dutch alliance.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"289\" data-end=\"710\">At the centre stands a female personification of Liberty upon a rock. The rock symbolizes steadfastness and unyielding firmness: liberty is not fleeting, but grounded and unassailable. Her posture is calm and dignified; she carries a pike topped with a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pileus_(hat)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">liberty cap<\/a>, a traditional attribute of political emancipation since Roman antiquity and, in the eighteenth century, the emblem par excellence of revolutionary freedom.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"712\" data-end=\"1121\">French and Batavian soldiers surround her on both sides. Their different uniforms signify the alliance. They are \u201cdiligently engaged,\u201d as the accompanying text states: some kneel to weave laurel wreaths, while others offer branches. Laurel has classically symbolized victory and glory; the phrase <em data-start=\"1009\" data-end=\"1044\">\u201cto adorn with crackling laurels\u201d<\/em> signifies that they actively crown and honour Liberty as a triumphant ideal.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1123\" data-end=\"1333\">The soldiers standing guard with muskets \u201c<em>keep watch day and night to ward off \/ any who, out of envy, would disgrace this image.<\/em>\u201d The message is clear: liberty exists only through constant military protection.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1335\" data-end=\"1578\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">At the bottom lie drums, standards, and trumpets carelessly strewn on the ground. These attributes refer to the warfare that preceded the establishment of Liberty: the struggle has been fought, the victory achieved, and she may now be crowned.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>Price: SOLD<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LIBERTY CROWNED AND GUARDED BY FRENCHMEN AND BATAVIANS Copper engraving made in 1796 by Johan Christiaan Bendorp after a design by J. Arends. Coloured by a later hand. Size (plate mark): 33.2 \u00d7 30.5 cm. The scene represents the new political order after 1795: the Franco-Dutch alliance. 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