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[17th to 19th centuries] [Caricature] Hollandia Regenerata N.pl., n.publ., n.d. (London, Humphreys, 1795). 20 satirical engravings (one aquatint) after D. Hess, printed in sanguine, each w. explanatory letterpress text leaf in Dutch, French and English. Hcalf w. marbled paper boards, part of orig. blue wr. w. engr. title on frontwr. preserved. Folio. Foxed, 1 engr. w. repair. Curious and biting caricatures on the Batavian Revolution, ridiculing the various administrative bodies. The text leaves contain a bible quotation in Dutch with an English translation and an explanatory text in French. The artist Hess served at the Swiss Guard in The Hague.
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[17th to 19th centuries] [Caricature] Hollandia Regenerata N
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