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The Church Plundered by Louis XIV, ca. 1701-1713
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The Church Plundered by Louis XIV, ca. 1701-1713

anonymous · 1701 - 1713 · etching; paper

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

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A French Catholic church is plundered by the troops of Louis XIV, with valuables seized to fill the state treasury. In the inscription two verses in French. Part of a group of separate satirical prints on Louis XIV during the War of the Spanish Succession, ca. 1701-1713.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineDe kerk geplunderd door Lodewijk XIV, ca. 1701-1713. 1701 - 1713. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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