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Satirical Print on the Bishop of Münster, 1674
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Satirical Print on the Bishop of Münster, 1674

anonymous · 1674 · 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 Bishop of Münster after the peace with England by the Republic on February 19, 1674, and the capture of Prince Wilhelm von Fürstenberg on February 16, 1674. The bishop with jingle bells on his mitre at the window in a madhouse; outside, three madmen, a monk, and a Dutch nobleman offering him an orange. With a satirical verse in 3 columns.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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cartoonprintChristoph Bernhard von GalenVrede van Westminster (1674)
Credit lineSpotprent op de bisschop van Münster, 1674. 1674. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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