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The Burial of Peace, 1665
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The Burial of Peace, 1665

anonymous · 1665 · engraving; paper

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

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The funeral of Peace, 1665. Satirical print on the opponents of the Republic at the beginning of the Second Anglo-Dutch War. Peace is laid to earth by Folly, while Mars, Charles II, Bishop Barend, and the Herald with the testament of Peace follow the corpse. At the top is the pilgrimage to St. Frederick, next to which runs the bishop's pig. Below the image, three columns of text with three satirical verses.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineDe begrafenis van de vrede, 1665. 1665. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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