Satire comprising eleven scenes concerning the flight of james ii and mary of modena arranged as if reliefs on a tablet. At top left, the queen leaves from whitehall in a barge taking with her the infant prince of wales, held by father petre in the cabin, and a group of jesuits and monks; in the central scene at top, the queen and her entourage transfer from a barge to a french shop, the assurance; top right, she is greeted by french courtiers on her arrival at calais on 1 january 1689. On the left, the king responds to a group of peers, agreeing to call a free parliament; below, he is shown in his bedchamber with two companions, one of whom holds the great seal as the king flings the writ for the parliament into the fire and in the background, a boat prepared for their departure can be glimpsed through an archway; at lower left, a night scene with the king and his two companions casting off in a small boat from a jetty upstream of london bridge with a view of the city and the tower in the background; in the central scene at the bottom, they transfer to a larger boat, apparently named the kingfisher, at the mouth of the thames as a storm rages; to right, the boat is forced ashore at faversham and the king is abused and insulted by seamen, one of whom pulls off his wig. Above this, on the right, the king and his entourage embark at rochester in in two small boats heading for a larger ship which will take them to ambleteuse; above, the king arrives in boulogne and sets off for paris and st germain attended by foot-soldiers. The larger central scene shows james greeted by louis xiv at st germain, both surrounded by courtiers; the grand dauphin follows his father; father petre bows among the english courtiers; in the foreground, left, are two swiss guards,and in the background a review of french cavalry. Above the scenes is a portrait of william iii surrounded by a laurel wreath with on either side emblematic figures: justice and vengeance, on the left, headed "no monarchy", drive away james and armed troops; truth and eternity, on the right, headed "no popery", expel two blindfolded men, one of whom has ass's ears, who let fall a pyx, a rosary and a cross. 1689
etching. Date: 1688. Dimensions: Height: 485 mm; ; Width: 575 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: William III, King of England. Collection: British Museum. Herstelling der waere godsdienst ... in G. Brittanien (BM 1885,1114.254 1)
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