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The British cutpurse and pickpocket, 1713
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The British cutpurse and pickpocket, 1713

Bernard Picart · 1713 · etching; paper

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

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Psyche holding a burning lamp over the naked sleeping Amor, also holding a knife in her hand. The inscription compares Queen Anne to Psyche in the depiction, and the title refers to the accusation that she concluded peace to thwart the heir. The depiction is used in connection with the Peace of Utrecht, 1713. Numbered bottom right: 6b. Verses in Dutch and French in the print. Part of a group of 28 new and old plates adapted to illustrate the Peace of Utrecht in 1713. Part of the print work published under the collective title 't Lust-Hof van Momus with the bundled series of satirical prints during the years 1701-1713 of the War of the Spanish Succession.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineDe Britse pis en pas afsnijdster, 1713. 1713. Bernard Picart. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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