Rare-Antique Master Print-BROADSIDE-FALL OF JAMES II-De Hooghe-1688
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Description Medium: Etching with letterpress text on hand laid (verge) paper. Sheet size: 39.4 x 54 cm (15.51 x 21.26 inch). Image size: 32 x 24 cm. (12.6 x 9.45 inch). Condition: good, given age. Light foxing, creasing, and soiling. Backed for ease of handling with old tekst pages. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. ROMEYN DE HOOGHE, DUTCH SATIRE, POLITICAL ALLEGORY, 17TH CENTURY PRINT, AUT CAESAR AUT NIHIL, DUTCH REPUBLIC, ORANGIST PROPAGANDA AGAINST JAMES II, ETCHING WITH LETTERPRESS, EMBLEMATIC PRINT | PCO-B9-46 BACKGROUND INFORMATION Formerly attibuted to Romeyn de Hooghe. Landwehr, Romeyn de Hooghe, p.223; Muller 2767 (school of). Reference: Landwehr p.223; Muller 2767 (school of); Metropolitan Museum of Art, inv. 49.95.691. Biography artist: Romeyn de Hooghe (1645-1708) was a prolific Dutch engraver, printmaker, and satirist active in Amsterdam and Haarlem. He became renowned for his elaborate political allegories and satirical prints during the Rampjaar (1672) and the reign of William III. His works combine intricate figural compositions with biting commentary and extensive letterpress texts, making him one of the most influential graphic propagandists of the Dutch Golden Age.
