Identification title(s): fortuna gifts the french while the spanish beg her help. La fortune de la france. (title on object). Object type: print cartoon object number: rp-p-ob-42. 096. Catalog reference: fmh 1827. Iff 17e siècle 1227. Duplessis 1227. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark; verso, stamped: lugt 240. Description: cartoon on the unfortunate fate of the spaniards, possibly after the loss of arras in 1640. Fortune in the clouds gifts the french with crowns, palms and esculapes, symbols of wealth, fame and victory. On the right the spaniards, one of whom is riding on a donkey, begging fortuna for her favors. In the background scenes of war on land and at sea. In the caption 4 verses of 6 lines in french. In decorative frame. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: abraham bosse (mentioned on object), publisher: jean leblond (ii) (mentioned on object), grantor of privilege: louis xiii (king of france) (mentioned on object), dedicated by: abraham bosse (mentioned on object), dedicated to: michiel le blon (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: printmaker: france, publisher: paris. Dating: 1635. Material: paper technique: etching / engraving (printing process). Dimensions: plate edge: h 261 mm × w 315 mm. Topic: what: luck, fortune, fate; 'fato', 'fortuna', 'fortuna aurea', 'fortuna buona', 'fortuna pacifica overo clemente', 'sorte' (ripa), political caricatures and satires. Europeans: spaniardsass, donkey. Thirty years' war. Acquisition: transfer of management 1816. Date: 1635.
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