Name: Antique Master Print-SATIRICAL-PRINT-MUNSTER-PEACE-OF-WESTMINSTER-De Hooghe-1674
SKU: PICTURA-12254
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Antique Master Print-SATIRICAL-PRINT-MUNSTER-PEACE-OF-WESTMINSTER-De Hooghe-1674

€195.00

‘SIX-LINE DUTCH VERSE IN CARTOUCHE BELOW; INSCRIPTION ON THE SCALE AT LEFT: ‘OLD DEBTS’ / ‘NEW DEBTS’ (PARTIALLY LEGIBLE).’

– Political satire from the Rampjaar period: a Dutchman slits the throat of a boar symbolizing Munster. In the background, a bird-catcher plucks a rooster representing France, while a wolf symbolizing Cologne is driven away. Allegorical commentary on the Peace of Westminster (1674). Finely detailed etching with dynamic composition characteristic of Romeyn de Hooghe’s political prints.

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Description

Medium: Etching on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 24.5 x 15.1 cm (9.65 x 5.94 inch). Image size: 23.5 x 14.5 cm. (9.25 x 5.71 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Light foxing, creasing, and soiling. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

ROMEYN DE HOOGHE, RAMPJAAR 1672, PEACE OF WESTMINSTER 1674, POLITICAL SATIRE, MUNSTER, COLOGNE, FRANCE, MAXIMILIAN HENRY OF BAVARIA, CHRISTOPH BERNHARD VON GALEN, 17TH CENTURY DUTCH PRINT | PCO-E100-29

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

From the series ‘Satirical Prints on France, Muenster and Cologne after the Peace with England in 1674.’.

Reference: Rijksmuseum RP-P-1937-912; Atlas van Stolk 2586-2; F. Muller 2536/2.

Biography engraver: Romeyn de Hooghe (1645-1708) was one of the most important Dutch etchers and political printmakers of the late 17th century. He gained wide recognition for his satirical and propagandistic prints during the Rampjaar (1672) and the subsequent wars against France and its allies. His work is characterized by lively compositions, sharp political symbolism, and intricate detail.