Dutch Maiden

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Symbol of the Batavian Republic, 1795–1806.

The Dutch Maiden (Dutch: Nederlandse Maagd) is a national personification of the Netherlands. She is typically depicted wearing a Roman garment and with a lion, the Leo Belgicus, by her side. In addition to the symbol of a national maiden, there were also symbolic provincial maidens and town maidens.

The Dutch Maiden has been used as a national symbol since the 16th century. During the

cap of liberty, the Liberty pole.[1][2]

The Dutch maiden threatened by a Spanish soldier. From Gysius: Oorsprong en voortgang, 1616.

Initially carrying a

cap of liberty on a liberty pole, though the hat is a conventional male style for the period, rather than the Phrygian cap that later images of liberty personified in other countries used.[citation needed] Alongside the type of depiction with a liberty pole, which is usually costumed in more or less modern styles, images in the Baroque
classical dress that was more conventional for such personifications are also found.

19th-century and later

cap of liberty on a pole, and it is not of the Phrygian cap form.[citation needed
] 1660

During the French Revolutionary occupation, the short-lived Batavian Republic adopted the Dutch Maiden as its main symbol. The symbol was depicted on the upper left corner of the Batavian Republic's flag, with a lion at her feet. In one hand, she holds a shield with the Roman fasces and in the other a lance crowned with the cap of liberty.[3]

The Dutch Maiden continued to be used as a symbol after the foundation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1815. She was integrated into a number of 19th century monuments, including:

Maiden as a provincial or town symbol

Starting around the time of the Renaissance, it was not uncommon for a Dutch province to be symbolized by the image of a maiden, e.g. "the Maiden of Holland".

A "town maiden" (stedenmaagd) was sometimes used to symbolize a Dutch town, e.g. "the Maiden of Dordrecht".

Maiden of Dordrecht

On a relief on the 16th century

St. Janskerk in Gouda
by the Dordrecht city council. From 19 to 23 July 1572, Dordrecht had been the scene of the first independent meeting of the provinces rebelling against Spanish rule.

  • Dordrecht Maiden, 1596, stained glass window designed by Gerrit Gerritsz Cuyp in the Janskerk, Gouda.
    Dordrecht Maiden, 1596, stained glass window designed by
    Janskerk, Gouda
    .
  • Maiden of Dordrecht depicted in the Groothoofdspoort in Dordrecht in 1618.
    Maiden of Dordrecht depicted in the Groothoofdspoort in Dordrecht in 1618.

In these symbols of Dordrecht, the heraldic shields are (clockwise from Geertruidenberg, the city shield on the "gate" of the garden) for the following towns: Geertruidenberg, Schoonhoven, Hoorn, Weesp, Leerdam, Naarden, Muiden, Medemblik, Grootebroek, Monnickendam, Enkhuizen, Asperen, Heusden, Schiedam and Vlaardingen.

Gallery

  • Dutch Maiden in the garden of Holland, 1563, by Philips Galle
    Dutch Maiden in the
    Philips Galle
  • Same theme appearing in 1663, in Adriaen Matham's Counts of Holland series
    Same theme appearing in 1663, in Adriaen Matham's Counts of Holland series
  • Flags of the Batavian Republic.
    Flags of the Batavian Republic.
  • Gérard de Lairesse, Allegory of the Freedom of Trade (glorifying the De Graeff family' as the protector of the Republican state), 1672
    Gérard de Lairesse, Allegory of the Freedom of Trade (glorifying the De Graeff
    family' as the protector of the Republican state), 1672
  • Back of 1696 Leeuwarden silver half 3 guilder coin, with the Latin inscription "HANC TUEMUR, HAC NITIMUR" ("We protect her; she supports us").[7]
    Back of 1696 Leeuwarden silver half 3 guilder coin, with the Latin inscription "HANC TUEMUR, HAC NITIMUR" ("We protect her; she supports us").[7]
  • Classical and military dress, book frontispiece, c. 1670
    Classical and military dress, book frontispiece, c. 1670
  • Alternative classical style, at the national monument, Plein 1813, The Hague.
    Alternative classical style, at the national monument, Plein 1813, The Hague.
  • Statue in Rotterdam, 1874, hat and costume in styles from the start of the Dutch Revolt.
    Statue in
    Dutch Revolt
    .
  • Dutch Maiden in a political cartoon. Per the 1848 Dutch Constitution "The King is immune, the ministers are responsible".,[8]
    Dutch Maiden in a political cartoon. Per the 1848 Dutch Constitution "The King is immune, the ministers are responsible".,[8]
  • Dutch Maiden on a design for the Golden Coach, by Nicolaas van der Waay, 1898.
    Dutch Maiden on a design for the Golden Coach, by Nicolaas van der Waay, 1898.
  • Dutch Imperial Maiden (1916) with "Our most precious jewel", a necklace representing the Dutch East Indies.
    Dutch Imperial Maiden (1916) with "Our most precious jewel", a necklace representing the Dutch East Indies.

References

  1. ^ "De Munt en Munteryebetreffende" (PDF) (in Dutch). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2011-02-07.
  2. ^ de Vries, Hubert; van de Nederlanden, Wapens (1995). De historische ontwikkeling van de heraldische symbolen van Nederland, België, hun provincies en Luxemburg (in Dutch). Amsterdam: Uitgeverij Jan Mets. p. 183, note 9.
  3. ^ de Vries & van de Nederlanden 1995, pp. 38–39.
  4. ^ "Nationale Onafhankelijkheid". Van der Krogt sites (in Dutch).
  5. ^ "Adolf van Nassau". Van der Krogt sites (in Dutch).
  6. ^ "De Maagd van Holland". Van der Krogt sites (in Dutch).
  7. ^ It shows the Dutch Maiden holding a lance topped by a phrygian cap, left hand leaning on a bible and standing on an altar. From the collection of the Teylers Museum
  8. ^ Entitled Ons Schibboleth, printed in De Nederlandsche Spectator, 1866.

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