Spotprent op de scheiding tussen Nederland en België, 1830 The Separation or the Grey Mare - the better Horse (titel op object), RP-P-1896-A-19120, William Heath, 4 October 1830

Identification title(s): cartoon on the separation between the netherlands and belgium, 1830. The separation or the gray mare - the better horse (title on object). Object type: print cartoon object number: rp-p-1896-a-19120. Catalog reference: fmh 6470. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: cartoon on the political separation between the netherlands and belgium presented as the separation between a man, a fat dutchman, and his wife, a skinny belgian. The sulking man is sent away by his wife with the curse 'buy a broom'. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: william heath (mentioned on object), publisher: thomas mc. Lean (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: london. Date: 4-oct-1830. Physical characteristics: etching, hand-colored. Material: paper technique: etching / hand coloring. Dimensions: plate edge: h 261 mm × w 376 mm. Subject: what: divorcedominating wife. Belgian revolution. When: 1830-09 - 1830-10. Acquisition: purchase apr-1896. Date: 4 October 1830.