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La belle Constance dragonée par Arlequin deodat / Gisling Geneve f: et exe.

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Romeyn de Hooghe
1645-1708

La belle Constance dragonée par Arlequin deodat / Gisling Geneve f: et exe.

[1689]
etching, engraving, and letterpress
plate mark: 21 5/8 x 16 3/8 in. (548 x 417 mm.); image: 15 x 15 3/4 in. (382 x 400 mm.)
Peel 0131
Notes
4 columns letterpress text under etching.
Gisling is one of multiple pseudonyms used by Hooghe, especially when creating highly satirical prints portraying James II and Louis XIV.
Watermark: unknown.
Provenance

Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.

Summary

Caricature on James II of England and Louis XIV. Part of series.

Associated names
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints