L'Europe allarmée pour le fils d'un meunier

Knuttel: vol. 3, no. 13229
Folger bibliographic ID: 241099
Landwehr, J. Romeyn de Hooghe the etcher: p. 218
Folger call number: Delete this record
Folger holdings ID: 301022

A crowd is gathered around a baby (the Prince of Wales) in a cradle. Directly near the baby are two women (one of whom presumably represents Mary of Modena though it is not clear which one), each reaching out a hand toward the cradle. Each woman is marked with a number, which corresponds to the text below labeling one "Eerste Moeder" (first mother) and the other "2de Moeder" (second mother). The first mother is conversing with Edward Petre, confessor of King James. The second mother turns her head toward a man standing to her left, wearing robes and a wide-brimmed hat (Count Ferdinand d'Adda, the papal nuncio). Behind the Count's right shoulder stands Louis XIV, and behind his left is Louis XIV's son, the Dauphin. Behind the Dauphin stands Leopold I wearing a full suit of armor with a bird perching on his helmet. At the far right in shadow is Pope Innocent XI. Behind the second mother are James II and Catherine of Braganza. Two monks stand behind the cradle, praying, and to their right are three Quakers. Further in the background are musicians playing brass instruments and a man looking through a telescope. A sea full of ships is visible through two archways.--Identifications of figures in print derived from George Somes Layard, Suppressed plates, wood engravings &c., via Google Books, accessed Sep. 11 2009

General notes

Date from Knuttel Three columns of Dutch verse printed in letterpress beneath image Image and text are a satire on King James II, his son the Prince of Wales (whose legitimacy was questioned), and King Louis XIV Not in Hollstein Also available as a digital reproduction

Extended title: L'Europe allarmée pour le fils d'un meunier [Romeyn de Hooghe]

Petre, Edward, 1631-1699 Monks Brass instruments Great Britain James, Prince of Wales, 1688-1766 Mary, of Modena, Queen, consort of James II, King of England, 1658-1718 Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715 Louis, Dauphin of France, 1661-1711 Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, 1640-1705 Innocent XI, Pope, 1611-1689 James II, King of England, 1633-1701 Catherine, of Braganza, Queen, consort of Charles II, King of England, 1638-1705

printmaker: Hooghe, Romeyn de, 1645-1708
depiction: Petre, Edward, 1631-1699
depiction: James, Prince of Wales, 1688-1766
depiction: Mary, of Modena, Queen, consort of James II, King of England, 1658-1718
depiction: Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715
depiction: Louis, Dauphin of France, 1661-1711
depiction: Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, 1640-1705
depiction: Innocent XI, Pope, 1611-1689
depiction: James II, King of England, 1633-1701
depiction: Catherine, of Braganza, Queen, consort of Charles II, King of England, 1638-1705