The Amersfoort Stone Quarrying, 1661

Satire on the Amersfoort Stone Pulling. On 7 June 1661, under the leadership of jhr. Everard Meyster, a large boulder (the Amersfoortse Kei) was pulled from the Leusderheide to the Varkensmarkt in the city center of Amersfoort. The boulder is pulled lying on a sled by men with ropes. On the boulder stands a jester with a trumpet with the coat of arms of Meyster, surrounded by a wreath of pretzels and musical instruments. In front of the boulder walk Hercules, Bacchus, and Ceres with a Cupid; behind the sled stands a soldier under an arch of honor, accompanied by a woman with snake hair (Medusa?) and a satyr. The scene is watched by a group of distinguished men and women; on the left, children climb trees; on the right, in the distance, Amersfoort. With a subtitle of 4 satirical verses in Latin and Dutch.