The Temple of Janus is closed by the Pope, 1709

Allegorical representation of the doors of the Temple of Janus being closed by the Pope, through the peace achieved in 1709 between the Pope and Emperor Joseph I. In the background stand Peace and the Emperor with a branch of peace and a palm in their hands; France sits on the ground. Numbered bottom right: 1. Inscriptions and verses in the print in Dutch and French. Part of the Royal State-Balance, a series of 7 numbered satirical prints on the French in the year 1709 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 satirical prints during the years 1701-1713 of the War of the Spanish Succession.