Cartoon on the machinations of the princely families in Utrecht, 1785, De Vernieling der Aristocratische Kuiperij (title on object), Cartoon on the machinations of the princely families in Utrecht, possibly in response to the election of Sichterman, 1785. In a conspiracy the Dutch destroy Lion and barrel in which the monster of the aristocracy hides. In the office the master servant (Prince Willem V) gets drunk. On the right, Petrus Hofstede and Kaat Mossel sharpen a knife. The Duke of Brunswick watches with binoculars from Aachen. A hand reaches out from the clouds with seven guns of the

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