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Alarm in the Boudoir
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Alarm in the Boudoir

1706 - 1707 · letterpress printing; etching; paper

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

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This Dutch print takes aim at the position of the Sun King, Louis XIV, during the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1713). The king’s attempts to put a French suc-cessor on the Spanish throne ignited a war with a coalition of the Dutch Republic, Great Britain and Prussia. Here, Sonneman (‘Sun Man’, referring to the king), faints upon hearing of France’s military defeats. His mistresses anxiously crowd around him.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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cartoonprintLouise de La Vallière (hertogin)Madame de Maintenonpatient, sick person
Credit lineAlarm in the Boudoir. 1706 - 1707. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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