The defeat of Spain
From the series Frogs and cheese-heads
Den Grooten Barbiers Winckel, spotprent op de Spanjaarden na de nederlaag in de zeeslag bij Duins, ca. 1639
This patient symbolises Spain, which had just suffered a military defeat. But the ‘physicians’ treating him are his European enemies. They are unlikely to make him better – quite the opposite, in fact.
