Gillis de Meijer (1790-1867)
Gillis de Meijer (1790-1867)

An Officer returning Home to his Family

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Gillis de Meijer (1790-1867)
An Officer returning Home to his Family
signed (?) 'G de Meijer f'
pencil, watercolour, pencil framing lines, watermark J Whatman 1832
417 x 525 mm.

Lot Essay

The watermark dated 1832 gives a terminus ante quem for this drawing.
The portraits in the room appear to be paintings of the Dutch King Willem I (1772-1843) and of his succesor, King Willem II (1792-1849). During the reign of Willem I, the Belgian Revolt of 1830 began, in which the Southern Netherlands (now Belgium) tried to become independent. The present scene illustrates the safe return of an officer

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