Verklarung van de bovenfaande KONSTPRENT (Explanation of the above Print)

This Dutch etching satirizes the expulsion of the Duke of Brunswick from the Netherlands during the Patriot period. A winged figure (Fame or Victory) hovers above as Dutch citizens—soldiers, clergy, and common folk—physically remove the Duke in a wheelbarrow, their unified action symbolizing popular resistance to foreign influence. The engraved composition descends from Northern European print satire traditions: moral narratives combining text and image to mock political figures and rally public opinion. Accompanying verses in Dutch amplify the visual message, a standard practice in 18th-century political prints. This work exemplifies how satirical printmaking—through etching's fine detail and broad distribution—shaped political discourse and fed directly into the graphic storytelling conventions of later comic art.