Allegory on the English King Charles II and the arson on Terschelling, 1666
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Allegory on the English King Charles II and the Great Fire of London as God's punishment for the arson on Terschelling, 1666. Plate with four representations numbered 1–4. Below plate 1: the burning of the Dutch merchant fleet in the Vlie and the arson on the island of Terschelling, left the Brandaris, 18–20 August. Upper left plate 2: King Charles II rewards the arsonists, in the background bonfires in the streets of London. Center: Charles II on his throne rejects the plea of a soldier and of poor and hungry inhabitants of the country. On the wall a painting of the fall of Icarus. In the background outside a procession with the personifications of Peace, Justice and the Dutch Maiden. Upper right plate 3: the Great Fire of London, 2–5 September 1666. Printed below the plate on the sheet a verse in three columns explaining the representations.
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