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Satirical Print on the Dispute between William III and Amsterdam, 1690
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Satirical Print on the Dispute 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 discord 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 stands before an armed France sitting on a toilet and wiping his backside with the privileges. Behind him the dauphin on a donkey holding a torch. In front of him sits a foundling or miller's child (with a mill): Jacobus Frans Eduardt. To the right, valuables are being sold to a Jewish merchant. In the background the town hall and the Swygh Utrecht tower of the Doelen of Amsterdam. Further many other figures. Below the image a verse explaining 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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