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The ten plagues for France according to the predictions of Mr. Bickerstaff for the year 1708
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The ten plagues for France according to the predictions of Mr. Bickerstaff for the year 1708

Carel Allard · 1708 · etching; paper

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

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Caricature with the predictions of the ten heaviest plagues that, according to the English astrologer Mr. Bickerstaff, will strike France (modern-day Egypt) in the year 1708. Star with ten rays showing predicted events for the year 1708, including the death of King Louis XIV. In the foreground, a man kneels with a Jacob's staff. Inscriptions and verses in the plate in Dutch and French. Part of: The Palm Court of the Allies, a series of 9 unnumbered caricatures against the French in the year 1708 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.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineDe tien plagen voor Frankrijk volgens de voorspellingen van Mr. Bickerstaf voor het jaar 1708. 1708. Carel Allard. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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