Antique Master Print-RIOT-ROTTERDAM-PATRIOTS-ORANGISTS-de Roode-1784

'AFBEELDING VAN HET GEPLEEGDE GEWELD TE ROTTERDAM AAN DE BURGER COMPAGNIE NO. 9 OP DEN 3 APRIL 1784, ZOO ALS HET ZICH IN DE BAAN STRAAT VERTOONDE.'Chaotic street battle in Rotterdam between Orangists and the 9th Patriot Citizen Militia Company, on April 3, 1784. Soldiers fire into a crowd of fleeing citizens. Riot depicts the height of tensions between Republican Patriots and the followers of Stadtholder William V.Made by Theodorus de Roode after own design.Medium: Etching / engraving on hand laid (verge) paper. Watermark: French lilly.Sheet size: 38.9 x 36.2 cm (15.31 x 14.25 inch). Image size: 35.5 x 31 cm. (13.98 x 12.2 inch).ROTTERDAM, 1784, ORANGISTS, PATRIOTS, WILLIAM V, RIOTS, DUTCH REPUBLIC, POLITICAL UNREST, PATRIOT MILITIA, CITIZEN REVOLT, THEODORUS DE ROODE | PCO-B9-19BACKGROUND INFORMATIONPublished in 1784 during the Patriot-Orangist conflicts in Rotterdam.State: Proefdruk (proof ed.).Reference: FMH 4550.Biography engraver: Theodorus de Roode (1736-1791) was a Dutch engraver and painter. He made a study trip to Belgium and Germany around 1756 and later moved to Vienna, where he worked as a portrait painter until 1771. He married E. Wibbels in Rotterdam on July 23, 1786. De Roode created portraits, etchings, and engravings, with notable works including a tombstone for the R. K. St.-Rosaliakerk in Rotterdam and engravings for the Museum Boymans-van Beuningen in Rotterdam and the Rijksprentenkabinet in Amsterdam. Condition: very good, given age. Light foxing, creasing and soiling. . General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.…