print;
satirical print
- Museum number
- 1868,0808.4887
- Title
- Object: Prince Stadhold-r resuming hid deliberation.
- Description
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The figure of a man dressed partly as the Dutchman of English caricature, but wearing laced coat, ruffled shirt, and a star. He is holding a sheathed sword which rests against his shoulder, hilt upwards; with his left hand he is scratching his head; he puts out the tip of his tongue, with an expression of dismayed perplexity. His breeches pockets, marked "M T" (empty), are inside out.
A crude representation of William V, Stadtholder of the United Provinces, see BMSat 6035. Four labels project into the design from the right and left margins containing words as if spoken by persons outside the design: "Your settlements in the East are taken by the English"; "your seamen will not fight with the french"; "Your fleet is now ready but dare not sail for the English"; "we have lost our Trade." At his feet is a ring of papers inscribed: "America can't pay her Debts"; "French Politics Da - 'd"; "Ville de Parris for that"; "English navy Encreasd"; "Gibralter not taken"; "Spain in the Dumps"; "Holland Sick". 24 October 1782
Etching
- Production date
- 1782
- Dimensions
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Height: 193 millimetres
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Width: 150 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- (Description and comment from M.Dorothy George, 'Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the British Museum', V, 1935)
A satire on the irresolution and delay characteristic of William V and of Dutch policy. Cf. Van Loon, 'Fall of the Dutch Republic', p. 164 f. Trincomalee and Negatapatam had been taken from the Dutch. See also BMSat 6292. For the 'Ville de Paris' see BMSat 5991, &c.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1868
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1868,0808.4887
