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ROMEYN DE HOOGHE
Dutch, 1645 – 1708
No Monarchy, No Popery
C. 1690
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Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund, 2003
De Hooghe created this minutely detailed and exquisitely drawn political cartoon as propaganda for William of Orange (1650-1702), a Protestant and de facto ruler of the Netherlands. It depicts the principal events in his defeat of James II of England, an ally of the French and a proponent of Catholicism. In the central scene, James has fled into exile and is received by Louis XIV of France. Above, a bust of the victorious William III is flanked by personifications of Justice and Vengeance. |