Hollands Hollende Koe, 1690

The Dutch Hollending Cow. Satirical print on Hans Willem Bentinck, Earl of Portland, and the infringement on the privileges of various Dutch cities, especially Amsterdam, 1690. Bentinck riding a blindfolded donkey tramples figures with blindfolds and Midas ears (in this state, the city coats of arms of Rotterdam, Haarlem, Leiden, etc., are removed from these figures). In the lower right, the claws of the Dutch Lion are being cut off by an Englishman. On the right, a gate with the coat of arms of The Hague and the inscription: "T Slaapt Hier Al" (Here they all sleep). In the background, depictions of the Trojan Horse and flatterers. On the left, Peace and Prosperity are fleeing. Below the print on the sheet, a text printed in three columns with an explanation of the numbers 1-15.