Allegory of the landing of the young pretender in Scotland, 1745, Allegory of the landing of the young pretender in Scotland in 1745 and the beginning of the Second Jacobite Rising (1745-1746). The young painter Charles Eduard Stuart lands in Scotland, accompanied by the Pope, the Inquisition, Jesuits and Discord. With pistol and sword he drives out the personifications of Religion and Freedom. The worthless shares from the Wind Trade of 1720 lie on the ground. In the background the war is raging, devils are dancing near gallows and the Pope is burning books., print, print maker: anonymous, Northern Netherlands, 1745, paper, etching, engraving, height, 168 mm × width, 243 mm
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Allegory, landing, young pretender, Scotland, 1745, Second Jacobite Rising, 1745-1746, young painter Charles Eduard Stuart lands, accompanied, Pope, Inquisition, Jesuits, Discord, pistol, sword, drives, personifications, Religion, Freedom, worthless shares, Wind Trade, 1720 lie, ground, background, war, raging, devils, dancing near gallows, burning books, print, print maker, anonymous, Northern Netherlands, paper, etching, engraving, height, 168 mm × width, 243 mm
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