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Joseph II as a monkey on a lobster
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Joseph II as a monkey on a lobster

anonymous · 1787 - 1790 · etching; paper

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

About this work

Satirical print on the Austrian Emperor Joseph II as a monkey riding a lobster. He arrives at a building decorated with statues of saints, on the roof of which a crowd of people is dancing. Related to 14 August 1789. Part of a large group of prints relating to the events of the Brabant Revolution and the period 1787-1790.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineJozef II als een aap op een kreeft. 1787 - 1790. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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