The battle for the Golden Stick, 1608, The battle for the Golden Stick, 1608. On the beach, a Dutch skipper and a Spaniard compete for a stick that they both hold with one hand. In the background six spectators, including Prince Maurice (left) and King Henry IV of France (middle). The pulling contest depicts the struggle between the Republic and Spain for power in the East Indies and the West Indies, the golden stick that bestows riches. At the top of the scene a verse of four lines in Dutch: An old Schipper van Monickendam etc. The print was used in a pamphlet against the peace negotiations for the Truce in the year 1608., print maker: anonymous, Netherlands, 1608, paper, engraving, height 143 mm × width 184 mm, print
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