Spanish Sickness, 1632, Spaensche Cranckheydt (title on object), Cartoon on the loss of Maastricht and Limburg by the Spanish. A sick swollen Spanish king (Signor) sits at a table. Monks pray and beg for healing, a Jesuit studies his urine in a bottle. In front of the table a procession of soldiers offering all kinds of weapons as a remedy, at the back farmers, a fisherman and a man with a poop box. Printed on the sheet under the plate are 10 verses numbered A-C and 1-9., print, print maker: anonymous, Northern Netherlands, 1632, paper, engraving, letterpress printing, height, 375 mm × width


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