Cartoon on the dispute between the States General and the Emperor over the Scheldt, 1784, The Noble Dutchman or the Verbonbreakende Kyser (title on object), Cartoon on the dispute between the States General and the German Emperor Joseph II about the right to free passage on the Scheldt. The Scheldemaagd is attacked by an Austrian officer; on the right, the Dutch citizen warns the emperor who has torn up treaties, including the Russian empress Catherine and a monkey with an imperial crown. In the background the incident with the imperial brig Louis and the Dutch schooner Dolphijn on October 8, 1784. On the sheet below the plate an explanation of the numbers 1-10 in the scene., print, print maker: anonymous, Northern Netherlands, 1784, paper, etching, engraving, letterpress printing, height, 276 mm × width, 330 mm
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Cartoon, dispute, States General, Emperor, Scheldt, 1784, Noble Dutchman, Verbonbreakende Kyser, title, object, German Emperor Joseph II, right, free passage, Scheldemaagd, attacked, Austrian officer, Dutch citizen warns, emperor, torn up treaties, Russian empress Catherine, monkey, imperial crown, background, incident, imperial brig Louis, Dutch schooner Dolphijn, October 8, sheet, plate, explanation, numbers 1-10, scene, print, print maker, anonymous, Northern Netherlands, paper, etching, engraving, letterpress printing, height, 276 mm × width, 330 mm
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