A broadside satirising frederick henry, prince of orange, treating his defeat at schenkenschanz fortress on the rhine as a loss in a raffle-game; with an engraving showing a table with various european rulers gambling, on the left the holy roman emperor ferdinand ii and his allies winning, on the right frederick henry and his allies losing, two prostrate figures beneath their feet, in the centre of the table an outline of the fortification schenkenschanz; in the background to left, english ships bringing money; with engraved title and inscriptions,and with letterpress title and verses in four columns. (n. P. : 1636). Date: 1636. Dimensions: Height: 172 mm (engraving); Height: 448 mm (printed area); Width: 224 mm (engraving); Width: 288 mm (printed area). Medium: paper. Depicted People: Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange. Collection: British Museum. Het misluckt Raphel-spel vanden Prince van Oragnien (sic) (BM 1868,0808.3223)
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