Satirical Print of William v, Half-soldier, Half-Bacchus

anonymous, 1786

With his commander’s baton, Stadholder William V points to the bombardment of Hattem by his troops in 1786. His contemporaries condemned this cruel, unnecessary attack. His appearance as Bacchus, god of wine, symbolizes his profligate lifestyle. At the time, this was a common complaint about the conduct of the nobility. In the distance, the prince leans out and vomits over a coach door.

  • Artwork typeprint, cartoon
  • Object numberRP-P-OB-85.542
  • Dimensionsheight 203 mm x width 140 mm
  • Physical characteristicsets en gravure

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Satirical Print of William v, Half-soldier, Half-Bacchus
    • Satirical Print of William v, Half-soldier, Half-Bacchus, 1786

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-P-OB-85.542

  • Description

    Spotprent op stadhouder Willem V, voorgesteld half als militair met commandostaf in de ene hand en half als Bacchus met een glas wijn in de andere hand. Op de achtergrond de beschieting van Hattem op 5 september 1786 en de prins die brakend uit het portier van een koets hangt. Bij de prent behoort een blaadje met een vers.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    collector's mark: Lugt 2228

  • Catalogue reference

    FMH 4744

Creation

  • Creation

    printmaker: anonymous, Northern Netherlands

  • Dating

    1786

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    ets en gravure

  • Dimensions

    height 203 mm x width 140 mm

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  • Person

  • Subject

  • Place

  • Period

    1786-09-05

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Documentation

  • Frederik Muller, De Nederlandsche geschiedenis in platen : beredeneerde beschrijving van Nederlandsche historieplaten, zinneprenten en historische kaarten, 4 delen, F. Muller, Amsterdam 1863-1882, dl. II (jaren 1702 tot 1795), p. 276, nr. 4744.

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