Print, satirical print, title-page, Romeyn de Hooghe, 1701

Title page to a tract entitled "saamenspraak tusschen de wichelstok, smeltkroes, en de monsterrol", no. 14 in the series entitled "esopus in europa"; in the centre, an etching showing a table on which are a drooping lily, a money bag decorated with fleur-de-lis and sealed, a hazel twig, a crucible surrounded by pieces of charcoal and a document (muster roll) draped over a globe; beneath are two large baskets filled with papers and to the right an open treasure chest labelled "uytgeput" (exhausted). In the background, to left, a large building (a financial institution) in front of which stand three stout men (probably tax-farmers) with placards bearing fleur-de-lis around their necks; a group beggars approach them pleading, one of them a man without legs on trolley. In the distance, is a hospital (gasthuis) for the infirm. 1701 etching with letterpress printed in black ink. Date: 1701. Dimensions: Height: 97 mm (image plate); Height: 190 mm (sheet); Width: 128 mm (image plate); Width: 145 mm (sheet). Medium: paper. Depicted People: Aesop. Collection: British Museum. Print, satirical print, title-page (BM 1854,0513.522.14)