[London] : [publisher not identified], [1796]

1 print : etching ; plate mark 27.7 x 22.4 cm, on sheet 35 x 27 cm 1 sheet (1 unnumbered page)

wove paper.

Temporary local subject terms: Holland: civil discord -- Committees: foreign affairs -- Military uniforms: French uniforms -- Peep-shows -- Eyeglasses -- Telescopes - Scissors -- Demons -- Allusion to the Prince of Orange's army -- Documents -- Seals.

From a collection in twelve volumes probably compiled by Francis Harvey and sold at auction, Sotheby, London, June 1900. Bequest of Hugh Dudley Auchincloss to Yale University Library, 1981. Bound by Riviere & Son in three-quarters red morocco with gold tooling and gold lettering on spine.

"Two French officers stand behind three Dutchmen: one looking into a peep-show (left) inscribed 'L'Armée du Prince Frederic d'Orange', the other two seated in arm-chairs. One of the latter (centre) holds up his hands in pleased surprise; he looks through spectacles held by one Frenchman while the other is about to put a net over his face. The other (right) looks through a telescope; his shrivelled legs are in boots which may conceal cloven hoofs; he wears a cocked hat. On the ground is a torn paper, 'Garantie du Stadhouderat'; a pair of scissors grips the seal which is about to be cut off. Behind it a tiny demon digs with a spade. Text, 'Jeremiah', xiv. 14."--British Museum online catalogue.

Dutch; French; English

December 11, 2007

With: Letterpress explanation in French that includes appropriate texts from the Bible in Dutch and in English.