Farmers Struck by Cattle Plague, 1745

Farmers struck by cattle plague complain to a landlord who has arrived in a carriage at the farm, 1745. To the left, cleaning the stables and burying the dead animals; in the center, more sick and dead animals. In the background, sunlit meadows with sick and healthy animals, windmills, and farms. On the sheet below the plate, a description of the events in two columns. In the text, the livestock disease is interpreted as punishment by God, a sign of God's wrath, due to sin and ingratitude in the Netherlands. The text also refers to other countries in Europe that were hit much harder by the cattle plague.