Northern Netherlands, The lucky ending of the Princely Raffel game at Schenckenschants, Le heureusse fin du Jeu des Princes pour le fort de Schenck, End of the game at Schenckenschans, 1635-1636, Cartoon on the battle for Schenckenschans in the years 1635-1636. The end of the game at the fort. Frederik Hendrik and the cardinal infant Ferdinand are gambling at a table around the fort. The stadtholder throws the winning throw. Cardinal Infante scratches his head, Count Johan van Nassau looks at the stones through a telescope. On the left, the pope, the bishop of Cologne, the king of Spain and the emperor leave. On the right, Cardinal Richelieu looks on. On the left in the background, the farmers of Kleef are dancing with joy. A priest and a nun emerge from under the table. On the right in the background, the conquest of the fort by the Dutch army on 29 April 1636. A larger sheet with 4 columns of text in Dutch is glued under the print. At the top, 10 verses by the main characters in German. At the bottom, a Dutch song in 4 verses., print, prent, caricature, prints, prenten, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 455 mm, width 312 mm, print maker, prentmaker, 1636 - 1636, second quarter 17th century, tweede kwart 17e eeuw, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), etching, letterpress printing
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