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Satirical print on the shortage of money of Spinola, 1624
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Satirical print on Spinola's lack of funds, 1624. Spinola on horseback sits with his hands in his hair because he has no money to pay his soldiers' wages. Fame brings him news of the capture of Salvador in Brazil by the Dutch (10 May 1624). On the left, sailors from West India ships bring the rich booty to the Dutch Maiden. In the distance the city of Breda being besieged by Spinola, on the right the Spanish war council. Below the plate four columns of text and a dialogue in Dutch, two verses, and the legend 1-9.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineSpotprent op het geldtekort van Spinola, 1624. 1624. Monogrammist AVS. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
