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Satirical print on the Spaniards after the loss of Breda, Thionville, Perpignan, Portugal and Catalonia, 1643
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Satirical print on the Spaniards after the loss of Breda, Thionville, Perpignan, Portugal and Catalonia, 1643

anonymous · 1643 · engraving; paper

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

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Satirical print on the Spaniards after the loss of Breda, Thionville, Perpignan, Portugal, and Catalonia, 1643. A kneeling and imploring Spaniard is stripped by the Frenchman of his cloak (Thionville in 1643 and Perpignan in 1642), of his hat (Portugal in 1641) by the Portuguese, of his doublet (Breda in 1637) by the Dutchman, and of his trousers (uprising in Catalonia in 1641) by the Catalan. In the background, the capture of Perpignan with the citadel and Salses (in 1642). At the top, two hanging banners with verses in French. On the sheet below the print, five verses in French spoken by the figures in the scene.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineSpotprent op de Spanjaarden na het verlies van Breda, Thionville, Perpignan, Portugal en Catalonië, 1643. 1643. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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