Allegory on the Austrian War of Succession, 1742, Sinnebeeld, on the situation of the present war (title on object), Allegory on the Austrian War of Succession in which the warring parties are depicted as animals. In the foreground on the left the Austrian eagle and the French rooster compete for a snake, on the right the Dutch Lion, the English Dog and some peacocks look on. In the clouds Bellona. On the sheet below the plate a verse in two columns., print, print maker: anonymous, Northern Netherlands, 1742, paper, etching, engraving, letterpress printing, height, 453 mm × width, 321 mm
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Allegory, Austrian War, Succession, 1742, Sinnebeeld, situation, present war, title, object, warring parties, depicted, animals, foreground, left, Austrian eagle, French rooster compete, snake, right, Dutch Lion, English Dog, peacocks, look, on, clouds Bellona, sheet, plate, verse, two columns, print, print maker, anonymous, Northern Netherlands, paper, etching, engraving, letterpress printing, height, 453 mm × width, 321 mm
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