The Dutch Lion awakens, 1780, The Awakened Lion (title on object), The Dutch Lion, previously attacked by trickery and violence, has now awakened. Cartoon on the political events in the year 1780. The Dutch Lion, through the friendship offered by Catherine the Great, the Alliance of Armed Neutrality, shows his teeth and chases away his attackers. On the left the monk leaves the Netherlands with his cart. On the right, Stadtholder William V reprimands the English ambassador. The print includes a text sheet with an explanation of the scene., print, print maker: anonymous, Northern Netherlands, 1780, paper, etching, engraving, letterpress printing, height, 196 mm × width, 323 mm
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