Print Description
Medium: Etching on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 11.5 x 15 cm (4.53 x 5.91 inch). Image size: 11.5 x 15 cm. (4.53 x 5.91 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Light foxing, soling and creasing. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
CHRISTOPH BERNHARD VON GALEN SATIRE, RAMPJAAR 1672 PRINT, ROMEYN DE HOOGHE POLITICAL SATIRE, BISHOP OF MUNSTER CARICATURE, DUTCH PROPAGANDA PRINT | PCO-EXPO-PORTRAITS
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Series: Dubbelkoppen van prins Willem III en zijn tegenstanders in het jaar 1672, Northern Netherlands, 1672.
Reference: Atlas van Stolk 2486; Muller 2327; Rijksmuseum RP-P-OB-77.052.
Biography engraver: Romeyn de Hooghe (1645-1708) was a Dutch engraver, printmaker, caricaturist, and political satirist active in Amsterdam. He became famous for his elaborate allegorical and satirical prints that commented on European politics, particularly during the Franco-Dutch conflicts of the late seventeenth century. His prints were widely circulated and often served as propaganda supporting the Dutch Republic.
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