Print. Anonymous. De Verloste Hollander, Of De Gedwongen Dog.

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Antique print, etching and engraving | De Verloste Hollander, Of De Gedwongen Dog, published ca. 1780, 1 p.

Name: Antique print, etching and engraving | De Verloste Hollander, Of De Gedwongen Dog, published ca. 1780, 1 p.
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“A broadside on the Anglo-Dutch dispute over free trade with America at the time before the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War, using an allegory of the liberated Dutchman and the conquered dog.
A flat landscape with the sea as background, into which a slightly raised causeway (left) extends. In the foreground (left) is a bridge (resembling rather an embankment) with a railing, over which leans a Dutch peasant pointing with satisfaction to what is going on beneath the bridge: on a wall supporting the bridge is a placard inscribed “traktaat van Cromwel”, this a woman is tearing down, while another woman looks from a doorway in the wall holding up her hands in delight. On each side of the door is placarded a portrait head in profile to the right. On the bridge are three prostrate bodies, or corpses, lying face upwards, on one of them (right) a second Dutch peasant is walking in profile to the right, his arms outstretched towards America, in the person of an Indian brave with a girdle of feathers, who advances to meet him also with outstretched arms.
Between the bridge and the sea, on an onamental seat or throne with a high back, lies a lion, small and of strangely dog-like appearance. Between his paws is a staff supporting the hat of liberty. A crowned woman (left) advances towards the lion holding out a dish, in her left hand is a sceptre. Behind the lion’s throne stands Justice, holding her sword and scales. On the right a Frenchman wearing a hat and sword holds on a leash a dog, which he forces with a scourge to lap up the excrement which comes from the lion. Behind the Frenchman stands a Spaniard, in slashed doublet, cloak, ruff, and feathered hat, he puffs with a pair of bellows into the Frenchman’s ear.
On the causeway in the background an Englishman (left) kneels in supplication before a Dutchman, who offers him a piece of bread. On the horizon (right) is a town; some of its buildings are falling over and sinking below the sea. From the clouds a glory of rays descends upon the group of the lion, Justice, and the crowned lady.” [ M.Dorothy George, ‘Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the British Museum’, V, 1935; London, British Museum, inv. 1868,0808.4534]

Titled below: “DE VERLOSTE HOLLANDER, OF DE GEDWONGEN DOG.” and eight lines of text in Dutch: “Een Hollandsche Boer… reeds meer dan half gezonken.”

[NL] Spotprent op de Engelsen in 1780. Een Nederlander treedt over het lijk van een Engelsman een Amerikaan tegemoet. Onder een brug wordt het tractaat van Cromwell als toiletpapier gebruikt. De Nederlandse Leeuw wordt bijgestaan door de Rechtvaardigheid en krijgt hulp van keizerin Catharina II. Een Engelse dog likt de uitwerpselen van de leeuw op. Op het blad onder de plaat de verklaring van de voorstelling.

SKU: PR120102

Etching, engraving and letterpress on paper; total: 236 x 274 mm; despite a damp stain especially visible on the verso, in good condition. Muller 4380.

€ 169,40 (€ 140,00 ex. btw)

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