Name: Antique Master Print-CHARLES-II-SATIRICAL-PORTRAIT-TIGER-De Hooghe-1672
SKU: PICTURA-12822
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Antique Master Print-CHARLES-II-SATIRICAL-PORTRAIT-TIGER-De Hooghe-1672

€375.00

‘NIET ALS EEN KARL VALT HY KEERELS OP DE HUYT. / MAER ALS EEN TYGER WIE VERBONDEN BREECKT OM HUYT.’ (LETTERING AROUND THE CIRCULAR PORTRAIT).’

– Satirical portrait of King Charles II of England shown in bust within a circular frame. The portrait can be inverted to reveal the head of a tiger, symbolizing treachery or predatory aggression. Around the bust appear allegorical elements including theatrical masks joined by a chain with fleurs-de-lis, and emblems such as the English rose and Irish harp which appear threatened by the tiger. The print was produced during the Dutch ‘Rampjaar’ (Disaster Year) of 1672, when the Dutch Republic was attacked by France and England. The image criticizes Charles II for his alliance with France during the Third Anglo-Dutch War.

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Description

Medium: Etching and engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 11.5 x 10.7 cm (4.53 x 4.21 inch). Image size: 11.5 x 10.7 cm. (4.53 x 4.21 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.

CHARLES II SATIRE PRINT, ROMEYN DE HOOGHE POLITICAL SATIRE, RAMPJAAR 1672 PRINT, ANGLO DUTCH WAR SATIRE, DUTCH POLITICAL ENGRAVING | PCO-EXPO-PORTRAITS

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Satirical print series relating to leading political figures during the French invasion of the Netherlands (Rampjaar), Netherlands, 1672.

Reference: Atlas van Stolk 2486.3; Muller 2327; Hollstein Dutch 377; British Museum 1868,0808.2167; BM Satires 1148.

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.