Verse with the print with the opened grave of King Croesus, ca. 1707-1708, Prince Croesus suffered twice the Death that shot him through State and Body (title on object), The Steadfast Monarchy of Death, 't Pleasure Garden of Momus (series title), Text sheet with a verse on both pages belonging to the print with the allegory in which bystanders view the skeleton in the open tomb of King Croesus, ca. 1707-1708. Part of: The Steadfast Monarchy of Death, a series of 8 old plates with verses adapted for use as cartoons on the French in the context of the War of the Spanish Succession. Part of the

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