Arlequin sur l'Hippogryphe a la croisade Lojoliste Armee van den heylige lingue voor der jesuiten monarchy., Hooghe, Romeyn de, 1645-1708, artist, [1689], 1 print (broadside) : etching and engraving., Print shows Louis XIV as the harlequin, with pegged leg, riding on the hippogryphe or jackass, leading a holy crusade. He wears a large biretta that also fits over the head of James II sitting behind him; they both wear armor. Hanging from the saddle is a shield bearing the monogram IHS of the Society of Jesus. In the foreground, Father Petre, confessor of James II, rides a lobster; he is holding James Francis, the infant son of James II, known as the Pretender, with a small windmill on top of his head. On the left, behind the main scene, ambassadors of the holy league ride on a snail and councillors and vicars ride on owls; on the right, monks drag cannon past a gallows. In the background, a ship, Sinte Reynuyt, departs, and men pull down statues from church facades. Includes descriptive...
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Arlequin sur l'Hippogryphe a la croisade Lojoliste Armee van den heylige lingue voor der jesuiten monarchy., Hooghe, Romeyn de, 1645-1708, artist, [1689], 1 print (broadside) : etching and engraving., Print shows Louis XIV as the harlequin, with pegged leg, riding on the hippogryphe or jackass, leading a holy crusade. He wears a large biretta that also fits over the head of James II sitting behind him; they both wear armor. Hanging from the saddle is a shield bearing the monogram IHS of the Society of Jesus. In the foreground, Father Petre, confessor of James II, rides a lobster; he is holding James Francis, the infant son of James II, known as the Pretender, with a small windmill on top of his head. On the left, behind the main scene, ambassadors of the holy league ride on a snail and councillors and vicars ride on owls; on the right, monks drag cannon past a gallows. In the background, a ship, Sinte Reynuyt, departs, and men pull down statues from church facades. Includes descriptive verse with key to numbered figures.

Date

1689

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection/Quint Lox Limited

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LZT16A00_319

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Arlequin l'Hippogryphe croisade Lojoliste Armee van den heylige lingue voor jesuiten monarchy. Hooghe Romeyn 1645-1708 artist 1689 (broadside) etching engraving. Print Louis XIV harlequin pegged leg riding hippogryphe jackass leading holy crusade. He wears large biretta fits head James II sitting wear armor. Hanging saddle shield bearing monogram IHS Society Jesus foreground Father Petre confessor rides lobster holding Francis infant Pretender small windmill top head. left main scene ambassadors league ride snail councillors vicars owls right monks drag cannon gallows. background ship Sinte Reynuyt departs men pull statues church facades. Includes descriptive verse key numbered figures vintage retro retro styled engraved image engraving engravement victorian art culture illustrative technique history historical old antique nostalgia arkheia nostalgic historic artwork old-fashioned romantic aged traditional historic art

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