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Reproduction of the French caricature on the alleged death of William III, 1690
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Modern reproduction of the Dutch reproduction of a French caricature on the alleged death of William III during the Battle of the Boyne on 11 July 1690. Funeral procession carrying the body of the dead William III on a stretcher, led by George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax, with a torch, followed by the bearers: Bishop Gilbert Burnet, Charles Talbot, 12th Earl of Shrewsbury, Everhard van Weede van Dijkvelt, and the Earl of Portland. Behind the bier the Princess of Orange, a Dutchman, an Englishman, a Scot, and an Irishman. To the left rear, a gallows. Without the texts below the image.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineReproductie van de Franse spotprent op de vermeende dood van Willem III, 1690. 1877 - 1879. Emrik & Binger. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.