Titelpagina voor: Johannes le Francq van Berkhey, De Politieke Hollandsche Koemarkt, 1787 1787
anonymous
rijksmuseum
drawing, print, etching, paper, engraving
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portrait
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drawing
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baroque
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dutch-golden-age
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etching
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figuration
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paper
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line
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genre-painting
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history-painting
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engraving
This 1787 etching, created by an anonymous artist, is the title page for Johannes le Francq van Berkhey's book *De Politieke Hollandsche Koemarkt*. It depicts two figures, one standing and one seated, beside a cow. The print is a satirical commentary on the Dutch political scene, using the allegory of a cow market to represent political corruption and bribery. This etching is part of the Rijksmuseum collection in Amsterdam.
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