Spotprent op het verlies van Menen en de komst van de hertog van Vendôme uit Italië, 1706 1706

This anonymous 1706 Dutch broadside, “Spotprent op het verlies van Menen en de komst van de hertog van Vendôme uit Italië, 1706,” satirizes the Duke of Vendôme's arrival in the Netherlands and his subsequent loss of Menen. It portrays him in a chariot pulled by a winged lion, suggesting he was sent to defeat the enemy but failed. The image also depicts the fortress of Menen and its capture by German soldiers, contrasting the successes of the German troops with the French defeat. This broadside, now in the Rijksmuseum, is a powerful visual representation of political and military events, using satirical imagery to communicate complex ideas.