Allegory on the English King Charles II and the arson on Terschelling, 1666, Sinne-Beelt, On the English Brandt founders, in which her gruesome Tyranny was committed in 't Vlie, and on the inhabitants of 't Eylant ter Schelling; as well as the punishing Godts about the burning of the city of London (title on object), Allegory on the English king Charles II and the great fire of London as God's punishment for the arson on Terschelling, 1666. Sheet with four scenes numbered 1-4 . At the bottom of plate 1: the burning of the Dutch merchant fleet in the Vlie and the arson on the island of Terschelling, on the left the Brandaris, August 18-20. Above left plate 2: King Charles II rewards the arsonists, in the background bonfires in the streets of London. Middle: Charles II on his throne rejects the plea of a warrior and of the poor and hungry inhabitants of the country. On the wall a painting of the fall of Icarus. In the background outside a procession with the personifications of Peace, Justice and the Dutch Virgin. Above right, plate 3: the great fire of London, September 2-5, 1666. Below the plate, a verse in 3 columns explaining the scenes is printed on the page., print, print maker: anonymous, Pieter de la Croix, (mentioned on object), Northern Netherlands, 1666, paper, etching, engraving, letterpress printing, height, 535 mm × width, 416 mm
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