William of Orange attacks Louis XIV and James II, who are riding on an ass; Father Petre, confessor to the queen of England, rides on a lobster with the infant Old Pretender; Cardinal Faustenburg falls off a tortoise. Mezzotint by P. Schenck, c. 1689.

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1 print : mezzotint ; platemark 26.4 x 18 cm

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Hy host hy host. 1. Couragie mon Amy myn goede Vriend hou moed, 2. Helaas ik kan niet meer, ik moet er af, o bloet! 3. Hola hou stand Messieurs niet verder volg myn raat. 4. O die't ont snappen kan doet nu een wyse daet. 5. Waer droes val ick hier neer met myn sondaagse Hoed. 6. Voor my 'k ga agter uyt 'theel werk raakt onder voet. En dat is goed.

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Thomas Wright, 'A history of caricature and grotesque in literature and art'. London : Virtue, 1864 (on a woodcut of this design)

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Wellcome Collection 17583i

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