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Satirical print on Münster, 1674
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Satirical print on Münster, 1674

Romeyn de Hooghe · 1674 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Satirical print on Münster (and Cologne) after the conclusion of peace between the Republic and England, 1674. A Dutchman cuts the throat of a pig (Münster). In the background a bird merchant (Germany) catches and plucks the rooster (France) and a wolf (Cologne) is driven away. In the middle below a cartouche with a verse of 6 lines in Dutch.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
cartoonprintChristoph Bernhard von GalenMaximiliaan Hendrik van BeierenVrede van Westminster (1674)Rampjaar (Disaster Year)
Credit lineSpotprent op Münster, 1674. 1674. Romeyn de Hooghe. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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