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The open grave of King Croesus, ca. 1707-1708
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Allegory in which onlookers view the skeleton in the open grave of King Croesus, ca. 1707-1708. Numbered: 7 and marked: Pag. 17. Part of: The Steadfast Monarchy of Death, a series of 8 old plates with verses adapted for use as caricatures against the French in the context of the War of the Spanish Succession. Part of the print work published under the collective title 't Lust-Hof van Momus with the bundled series of caricatures during the years 1701-1713 of the War of the Spanish Succession.
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Credit lineHet geopende graf van koning Croesus, ca. 1707-1708. 1707 - 1708. Carel Allard. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
