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Calendar for 1659: Allegory on the Submission of Flanders to Louis XIV
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Calendar for 1659: Allegory on the Submission of Flanders to Louis XIV

Jean Lepautre · 1659 · letterpress printing; etching; engraving; paper

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

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The war between France and Spain, which had lasted 24 years, came to an end in 1659. The defeated Spanish king, Philip IV, was forced to cede large parts of the southern Netherlands to the French king, Louis XIV. Here the figure of France (wearing a cloak decorated with fleurs-de-lis) strips Flanders of her Spanish costume and dresses her in the latest French fashion.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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calendarprintdress, gownsurrender ~ warVlaanderenFrans-Spaanse oorlog
Credit lineCalender for 1659: Allegory on the Submission of Flanders to Louis XIV. 1659. Jean Lepautre. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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