Antique Print-PAMPHLET-SATIRE-DOLL OF WILLEM I-FRANCQ VAN BERKHEY-Hulstkamp-1784

‘ZIE HIER EEN SCHANDLIJK PAAR ZICH WONDER DIVERTEEREN MET EEN POP, GEDOSCHT IN GRAAVELIJKE KLEEREN ?’

– (See here a scandlous pair whose amuse themselves with a doll, dressed in count’sclothing …) A pamphlet ridiculing Dr. Johannes le Francq van Berkhey (1729 – 1812) and Kaat Mossel (=Catharina Mulder 1723-1798) for their support of the Prince of Orange Willem V in the struggle between the patriots and orangists. He made a show with puppets of members of the house of Orange on March 8, 1784, amongst which this puppet of Willem I. He was called the ‘puppetman’ thereafter.