Groothans and the Privilege finder. Cartoon on the regents of Amsterdam, 1690. The Privilege seeker (the bourgeoisie of Amsterdam) kneels begging and crying with a yoke on his shoulders near a large lanto (with which he seeks privileges), on the left a regent hands him a book. On the left a pile of privileges (of Amsterdam) that rats gnaw at and against which a dog pees. In the background on the right a funeral procession in the cemetery indicated as: desolate cercof for Previlegia. Marked top left: in 't eerste deel der keurdichten voor pag. 411., Groothans en de Privilege-zoeker, 1690., print maker: anonymous, anonymous, Northern Netherlands, 1690, paper, etching, engraving, h 172 mm × w 265 mm
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Groothans, Privilege finder, Cartoon, regents, Amsterdam, 1690, Privilege seeker, bourgeoisie, Amsterdam, kneels begging, crying, yoke, shoulders, large lanto, seeks privileges, left, regent hands, book, left, pile, privileges, Amsterdam, rats gnaw, dog pees, background, right, funeral procession, cemetery indicated, desolate cercof, Previlegia, Marked top left, 't eerste deel der keurdichten voor pag, 411, Groothans en de Privilege-zoeker, 1690, print maker, anonymous, anonymous, Northern Netherlands, 1690, paper, etching, engraving, h 172 mm × w 265 mm
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