Sujet
The late M. Van de Weyer, formerly Belgian Minister in London, 1874. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
The late M. Van de Weyer, formerly Belgian Minister in London, 1874. Engraving from a photograph by Messrs. Hills and Saunders. 'The death of this accomplished Belgian gentleman, who had lived in London forty-three years, and had married an English lady, was recorded some days ago. M. Sylvain Van de Weyer was seventy-two years of age. He was [born in] Amsterdam,...under the French Republic and Empire. The kingdom of the Netherlands, founded on the fall of Napoleon, and including both Holland and Belgium, was scarcely more acceptable to Belgian patriotism. It was overthrown by the Revolution of 1830. Van de Weyer, then an advocate and journalist at Brussels, was one of five delegates who represented the grievances of Belgium to the Dutch King. The dispute came to an armed struggle, in which the Belgians were aided by France. The British Government, under the Duke of Wellington's and Lord Palmerston's Administrations, consented to the Belgians forming an independent kingdom. Van de Weyer was engaged in negotiating for this object, and in 1830 became Belgian Minister, which post he retained till 1867'. From "Illustrated London News", 1874.
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Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM25A33_076
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Droits gérés
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27,3Mo (1,3Mo) / 24,1cm x 28,4cm / 2843 x 3355 (300dpi)