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Satirical verse on the Orangist elder Pieter Joosten, 1784
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Satirical verse on the Orangist elder Pieter Joosten, 1784

anonymous · 1784 · letterpress printing; paper

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

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Satirical poem on the Orangist elder and stocking seller Pieter Joosten, who had himself shaved by a Patriot barber in his stocking shop in Amsterdam and spoke disdainfully of the death of Joan Derk van der Capellen tot den Pol, August 1784. Text sheet printed on both sides.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineSpotvers op de Orangegezinde ouderling Pieter Joosten, 1784. 1784. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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