Cartoon on the French defeat in the sea battle at Cape La Hogue, 1692, 1692 print Cartoon on the French defeat in the Battle of Cape La Hogue where the French were defeated under Admiraal de Tourville by the combined fleet of England and Holland under the Admirals Russel and Almonde, 29 May to 3 June 1692. Jacobus II comes as a courier on a donkey rushed with the news of the French defeat. On the left, the Victorieus Engelsman (Admiraal Russel?) To kiss his hand, behind him the Dutch sailor. On the ground a crushed relief from the sun god. At the top a list of the lost French ships. At the pri
Cartoon on the French defeat in the sea battle at Cape La Hogue, 1692, 1692 print Cartoon on the French defeat in the Battle of Cape La Hogue where the French were defeated under Admiraal de Tourville by the combined fleet of England and Holland under the Admirals Russel and Almonde, 29 May to 3 June 1692. Jacobus II comes as a courier on a donkey rushed with the news of the French defeat. On the left, the Victorieus Engelsman (Admiraal Russel?) To kiss his hand, behind him the Dutch sailor. On the ground a crushed relief from the sun god. At the top a list of the lost French ships. At the print a loose text sheet with a spotlight with an explanation of the letters A-O in 2 columns in Dutch. Northern Netherlands paper etching / letterpress printing political caricatures and satires
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