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Satire on William V, 1786
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Satire on William V, 1786

anonymous · 1786 · letterpress printing; etching; hand coloring; paper

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

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Satirical print on Stadtholder William V, 1786. The prince depicted as a pig drinking from a trough of Burgundy wine while simultaneously spitting, trampling city and civic rights, and urinating on the Union. On the sheet below the print, a verse of 18 lines.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
cartoonprintWilliam V (Prince of Orange)boar (male pig)monsters ~ mammalsurinationPatriots (1780-1795)
Credit lineSpotprent op Willem V, 1786. 1786. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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