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Satirical print on the French loss of Tournai, 1709
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Satirical print on the French loss of Tournai, 1709

Abraham Allard · 1710 · etching; paper

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

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Satirical print on the French loss of Tournai to the allies in 1709. On the right, a man detonates a mine; on the left, a two-headed Frenchman. With inscriptions and verses in Dutch and French. Numbered bottom right: 5. 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.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineSpotprent op het Franse verlies van Doornik, 1709. 1710. Abraham Allard. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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