Affair of the Grain Market following the Tragedy of September 20, 1787 Glorious Day for the Brawler Brussels, Incident at the Grain Market in Brussels, 1787, Brabant Revolution, 1787-1790, print, Shooting between Austrian soldiers and Brabant volunteers at the Grain Market in Brussels, September 20, 1787. With a 5-line caption in French. Part of a large group of prints relating to the events of the Brabant Revolution and the period 1787-1790., printmaker, Southern Netherlands, paper, etching, engraving, height 174 mm x width 200 mm, A monochrome etching shows a street scene with plumes of dark smoke rising from multiple points, ornate buildings framing the scene on both sides, and a tall clock tower visible on the right. Soldiers in tricorn hats and uniforms ride horses in formation across the center, some with lances or muskets, while other armed figures on foot take aim from the sides. Several fallen bodies lie on the ground, and a few civilians stand or gesture amid the chaos. On th...
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Affair of the Grain Market following the Tragedy of September 20, 1787 Glorious Day for the Brawler Brussels, Incident at the Grain Market in Brussels, 1787, Brabant Revolution, 1787-1790, print, Shooting between Austrian soldiers and Brabant volunteers at the Grain Market in Brussels, September 20, 1787. With a 5-line caption in French. Part of a large group of prints relating to the events of the Brabant Revolution and the period 1787-1790., printmaker, Southern Netherlands, paper, etching, engraving, height 174 mm x width 200 mm, A monochrome etching shows a street scene with plumes of dark smoke rising from multiple points, ornate buildings framing the scene on both sides, and a tall clock tower visible on the right. Soldiers in tricorn hats and uniforms ride horses in formation across the center, some with lances or muskets, while other armed figures on foot take aim from the sides. Several fallen bodies lie on the ground, and a few civilians stand or gesture amid the chaos. On the left, figures are positioned near an arched doorway and a small sentry box, and on the right a group of musketeers fire from behind a barricade. Decorative architectural details and clouded sky lines fill the upper area.

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Affair Grain Market following Tragedy September 20 1787 Glorious Day Brawler Brussels Incident Grain Market Brussels 1787 Brabant Revolution 1787-1790 print Shooting Austrian soldiers Brabant volunteers 5-line caption French Part large group prints relating events period 1787-1790 printmaker Southern Netherlands paper etching engraving height 174 mm x width 200 mm monochrome etching street scene plumes dark smoke rising multiple points ornate buildings framing scene sides tall clock tower visible right Soldiers tricorn hats uniforms ride horses formation across center lances muskets armed figures foot take aim Several fallen bodies lie ground civilians stand gesture chaos left figures positioned near arched doorway small sentry box group musketeers fire barricade Decorative architectural details clouded sky lines fill upper area

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