Hollands Hollende Koe (Holland's Running Cow). Artist: Gaspar Bouttats (Flemish, Antwerp ca. 1640-1695/6 Antwerp); In the manner of Romeyn de Hooghe (Dutch, Amsterdam 1645-1708 Haarlem). Dimensions: Sheet: 22 1/16 × 16 9/16 in. (56 × 42.1 cm)Plate: 14 15/16 × 15 11/16 in. (37.9 × 39.9 cm) uneven edges. Date: 1690.Broadside consisting of a large illustration printed from an etching plate, and a text in letterpress in three columns below, which comments on the scene depicted above. The subject of the print is the return of Hans Willem Bentick, Earl of Portland to the Netherlands. Bentinck was the friend and ally of stadtholder Willem and hoped to gain support for his patron in his new role as king of England. The Dutch initially opposed this political development and resented the fact that their stadtholder had taken on a monarchical position. They were also afraid that the English and Germans would try to 'milk' the Dutch Republic for all it was worth. These concerns are translated into
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