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Reproduction of a French caricature on the loss of Ghent, 1678
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Reproduction of a French caricature on the loss of Ghent, 1678

anonymous · 1800 - 1899 · lithography; paper

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

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Reproduction of a French caricature on the loss of Ghent. The city was taken on 9 March 1678 by the French army under King Louis XIV. A Spaniard vainly searches with spectacles and a lantern for his lost glove (gand - Ghent) which the Frenchman holds on the tip of his sword. A Fleming points the Spaniard to the Frenchman with the glove. Marked in the upper right: Pl. 9 D.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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cartoonprintGhentBeleg en inname van Gent (1678)
Credit lineReproductie van een Franse spotprent op het verlies van Gent, 1678. 1800 - 1899. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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