[Antique print, mezzotint, 1695] VICTORIA PUBLICA (firework, de man met een vuurpijl), published 1695, 1 p.

Dusart, Cornelis (1660-1704); Gole, Jacob (c. 1660-1724)

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A three-quarter length male figure in profile towards the left, lighting a firework rocket; at left a boy holding a torch, at right another holding more rockets and a male figure looking upon them. Signed lower lef: 'C. Dusart inv. J. Gole Ex. Amstelodami / cum Privilegio Ord. Holl et West Frisię'; title 'VICTORIA PUBLICA'; poem signed 'A. Bogaart': 'Als de vuurpyl kust de wolken [.] Dat hem God noch lang bewaard'. 1695 ca., Hollstein 92."Victoria Publica" (aka "Public Victory"; "De man met een vuurpijl, met toeschouwers"; "Man with Firework Rocket"; "A Watchman with Horn and Rocket"), 1695, from the series of eight prints, "De algemene blijdschap om de inname van Namen door stadhouder Willem III, koning van Engeland, september 1695" (aka "The general rejoicing at the capture of Namur by Stadtholder William III, King of England, September 1695"; "The Public Celebration on the Capture of Namur by William III"), published in Amsterdam byJacob Gole with eight lines of verse by the Dutch pharmacist, author and poet, Abraham Bogaert (aka Abraham Boogaart). Mezzotint, trimmed margins; total 250 x 182 mm PG013. Seller Inventory # 59565

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