William of Orange attacks Louis XIV and James II, who are riding on an ass; Father Petre, confessor to the queen of England, rides on a lobster with the infant Old Pretender; Cardinal Faustenburg falls off a tortoise. Mezzotint by P. Schenck, c. 1689.
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1 print : mezzotint ; platemark 26.4 x 18 cm
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Hy host hy host. 1. Couragie mon Amy myn goede Vriend hou moed, 2. Helaas ik kan niet meer, ik moet er af, o bloet! 3. Hola hou stand Messieurs niet verder volg myn raat. 4. O die't ont snappen kan doet nu een wyse daet. 5. Waer droes val ick hier neer met myn sondaagse Hoed. 6. Voor my 'k ga agter uyt 'theel werk raakt onder voet. En dat is goed.
References note
Thomas Wright, 'A history of caricature and grotesque in literature and art'. London : Virtue, 1864 (on a woodcut of this design)
Reference
Wellcome Collection 17583i
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Subjects
- Donkeys
- Lobsters
- Turtles
- Boyne, Battle of the, Ireland, 1690
- WarReligious aspects
- Church and state
- Catholics
- Protestants
- Europe
- France
- Great Britain
- Netherlands
- William III, King of England, 1650-1702.
- Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715.
- James, Prince of Wales, 1688-1766.
- Fürstenberg family.
- Petre, Edward, 1631-1699.
- James II, King of England, 1633-1701.
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Location Status Access Closed stores