Name: Antique Master Print-CHRISTOPH-BERNHARD-VON-GALEN-SATIRE-De Hooghe-1672
SKU: PICTURA-12824
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Antique Master Print-CHRISTOPH-BERNHARD-VON-GALEN-SATIRE-De Hooghe-1672

€375.00

‘DIEN BOOSKOP UIJT HET KOT GEKROPEN VAN EEN VERCKEN / SLAET OMGECOCHT ALS DOL MET SLEUTELS VAN DE KERKEN.”

– Satirical circular portrait of Christoph Bernhard von Galen, Prince-Bishop of M?nster, shown in profile wearing episcopal headgear decorated with fleur-de-lis. The image is designed as a reversible ‘double head’: when turned upside down the bishop’s portrait transforms into the head of a pig. The satirical imagery reflects Dutch propaganda during the Rampjaar (Disaster Year) of 1672, when the Dutch Republic was invaded by France and its allies, including the Bishop of M?nster. The pig imagery mocks the bishop, who was nicknamed ‘Bommen Berend’ for his bombardment of Dutch cities during the conflict.

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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.