A forced March always goes sadly, Romeyn de Hooghe, 1702

Title page to a tract entitled "gedwonge mars, gaat altyd dwars", no. 30 in the series entitled "esopus in europa"; in the centre, an etching showing the french tiger attacked by wolves and dogs, some of whom also attack each other. In the background, to left is a farmyard on a hill; to right, a cavalryman and an infantryman in eastern dress rush forward, possibly representing louis xiv's hungarian ally ferenc rákóczi and his followers. 1702 etching with letterpress printed in black ink. Date: 1702. Dimensions: Height: 97 mm (image plate); Height: 189 mm (sheet); Width: 135 mm (image plate); Width: 146 mm (sheet). Medium: paper. Depicted People: Aesop. Collection: British Museum. Gedwonge Mars, Gaat Altyd Dwars (A forced March always goes sadly) (BM 1854,0513.522.30)