Antique Master Print-CHRISTOPH-BERNHARD-VON-GALEN-SATIRE-De Hooghe-1672

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.