The forced marriage of the french don quixote and the spanish princess; engraving by romeyn de hooghe caricaturing the claim of philip v to the throne of spain, who appears as a maiden with the number 1, is besieged by a cardinal (portocarrero) who has concocted a false will (3) preparing her marriage with the french don quixote, caricatured as a harlequin (4). In the tondo, above the fireplace, barcelona attacked by sea, which explains the french text by the decision of his cousin (carlos) who from the east comes to the defense of the maiden and already has "la catalogne" while valencia and aragon want to recognize with the help of england and "des païs belgiques. " printed in brussels, in 1706, adapting an earlier caricature, dated 1688: la belle constanza dragonée par arlequin deodat". Amsterdam, rijksmuseum. Date: 1706.
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