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Caricature of Admiral van Bylandt, 1782
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Cartoon of Admiral Lodewijk van Bylandt, 7 October 1782. The admiral stands with a money bag in his hand while he disobeys the order to sail the fleet to Brest. Within a frame of gallows with a crow in the upper left. Based on the prevailing feeling that the admiral had been bribed not to follow these orders. In the caption, a four-line verse about the alleged treason of the admiral.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineSpotprent op admiraal van Bylandt, 1782. 1782. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
