Allegory on the English king Charles II and the arson on Terschelling, 1666, 1666 print Allegory on the English king Charles II and the great fire of London as God's punishment for the arson on Terschelling, 1666. Blade with four performances numbered 1-4. At the bottom of plate 1: the burning of the Dutch merchant fleet in the Vlie and the arson on the island of Terschelling, left the Brandaris, 18-20 August. Top left plate 2: King Charles II rewards the arsonists, in the background bonfires in the streets of London. Middle: Charles II on his throne rejects the plead of a warrior and of poor
Allegory on the English king Charles II and the arson on Terschelling, 1666, 1666 print Allegory on the English king Charles II and the great fire of London as God's punishment for the arson on Terschelling, 1666. Blade with four performances numbered 1-4. At the bottom of plate 1: the burning of the Dutch merchant fleet in the Vlie and the arson on the island of Terschelling, left the Brandaris, 18-20 August. Top left plate 2: King Charles II rewards the arsonists, in the background bonfires in the streets of London. Middle: Charles II on his throne rejects the plead of a warrior and of poor and hungry inhabitants of the country. On the wall a painting of the fall of Icarus. In the background outside a procession with the personifications of peace, justice and the Dutch Virgin. Above right plate 3: The large fire of London, 2-5 September 1666. Under the plate pressed on the leaf a verse in 3 columns in which the performances are explained. Northern Netherlands paper etching / engraving / letterpress printing on fire, ablaze. setting on fire (of conquered city). political caricatures and satires. Holmes's Bonfire London. Terschelling. West-Terschelling
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