Northern Netherlands, The Struggling Virgin, To Protect Her Freedom, Allegory of the Dire Position of the Netherlands at the Beginning of the Year 1672., Allegory of the Dire Position of the Netherlands at the Beginning of the Year 1672. In a partly destroyed Dutch Garden, the Dutch Virgin tries to keep the pole with the liberty hat upright. The French and the French Rooster are trying to knock the pole over to pull. In the background the Dutch troops watch helplessly. The armed Dutch Lion is tied to a Janus column and is therefore unable to intervene. Below the representation a verse over two columns about the content of the allegory. This print belongs to FMH nos. 2309 and 2311., print, prent, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 370 mm, width 255 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1672 - 1672, third quarter 17th century, paper, papier, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), letterpress printing, letterpress