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French Satirical Print on the Alleged Death of William III, 1690
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French Satirical Print on the Alleged Death of William III, 1690

anonymous · 1690 · etching; paper

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

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French caricature on the alleged death of William III during the Battle of the Boyne on July 11, 1690. Funeral procession in which the body of the dead William III is carried on a stretcher, led by George Savile, first Marquess of Halifax, with a torch, followed by the bearers: Bishop Gilbert Burnet, Charles Talbot, 12th Earl of Shrewsbury, Everhard van Weede van Dijkvelt, and the Earl of Portland. Behind the bier the Princess of Orange, a Dutchman, an Englishman, a Scot, and an Irishman. To the rear left a gallows. In the print, inscriptions next to the persons numbered 1-10 in French.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineFranse spotprent op de vermeende dood van Willem III, 1690. 1690. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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