Balance of War and Peace, ca. 1709, 1709 print Allegorical representation about the situation in Europe during the Spanish War of Succession in the year 1709 with a large scale in which the war and peace are weighed against each other. The English parties of the Whigs and the Tories are also opposite each other. In the foreground innocent victims of the war. Marked at the bottom right: A. On the magazine under the plate 5 columns Explanation in Dutch and French. In the title, Utrecht may be referred to in the title to the Peace of Utrecht between Spain and the Republic in 1713. Part of a serie
Balance of War and Peace, ca. 1709, 1709 print Allegorical representation about the situation in Europe during the Spanish War of Succession in the year 1709 with a large scale in which the war and peace are weighed against each other. The English parties of the Whigs and the Tories are also opposite each other. In the foreground innocent victims of the war. Marked at the bottom right: A. On the magazine under the plate 5 columns Explanation in Dutch and French. In the title, Utrecht may be referred to in the title to the Peace of Utrecht between Spain and the Republic in 1713. Part of a series entitled Vorstelyke Staat-Balance with 7 cartoons (plus variants) on the French of the year 1709 of the Spanish Succession War. Northern Netherlands paper etching / engraving / letterpress printing scales
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