Cartoon on the loss of Schenckenschans by Cardinal Ferdinand, 1636, Verlossinge des Cardinaels (title on object), Cartoon on the loss of Schenckenschans to the State army under Frederik Hendrik on April 29, 1636. The cardinal infantry resting after the 7-month journey Count Willem van Nassau (Willem Frederik?) is rescued from the Schenckenschans fortress on a raging bull. He is comforted by the Pope, the King of Spain and the Emperor. In the background, Frederick Henry and the French king ride in the triumphal chariot of Minerva in the clouds. On the right the gallows Inquisition. Without

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