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Attributed to Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77)

The frog-citizens in Amsterdam

RCIN 802243

The frog-citizens in Amsterdam

Attributed to Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77)

The frog-citizens in Amsterdam

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Description

Crowd with frog-like faces outside new town hall of Amsterdam listening to discourse. Supposely illustration to Aesop's Fables, but is a violent anti-Dutch diatribe, with ref to Charles II's new naval power.
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Search the collection Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77)
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General Subject Prints
Object type(s)
visual works
prints
Subject(s)
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Biological sciences
Zoology
Animals
Amphibians
Frogs
Places
Europe
Netherlands
Holland [Netherlands]
Noord-Holland [Netherlands]
Amsterdam [Netherlands]
Language, Linguistics and Literature
Literature
Drama
Comedies
Satire

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