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Satire on the Discord between William III and Amsterdam, 1690
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Satire on the Discord between William III and Amsterdam, 1690

Romeyn de Hooghe · 1690 · letterpress printing; etching; paper

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

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Satirical print on the disagreements between William III and Amsterdam, 1690. The city is accused of colluding with France. A man with the coat of arms of Amsterdam on his shirt standing before armed France who sits on a toilet and wipes his behind with the privileges. Behind him the dauphin on a donkey and torch in hand. In front of him sits the supposititious child or miller's child (with windmill): Jacobus Frans Eduard. Right front valuables are sold to a Jewish merchant. In the background the town hall and the tower Swygh Utrecht of the Doelen of Amsterdam. Further many other figures. Below the depiction a poem in which an explanation of the numbers 1-12 in Dutch.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineSpotprent op de onenigheid tussen Willem III en Amsterdam, 1690. 1690. Romeyn de Hooghe. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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