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Satirical print on the French, 1674
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Satirical print on the French, 1674

Romeyn de Hooghe · 1674 · 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 French after the conclusion of the peace between the Republic and England, 1674. A fleeing rooster (France) is pecked in the comb by an eagle (Germany). To the right, a Spaniard skewers a rooster on his sword to roast, with a Dutchman also putting a rooster into the cooking pot. Bottom left a cartouche with a verse of 6 lines in Dutch.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineSpotprent op de Fransen, 1674. 1674. Romeyn de Hooghe. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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