Title

The Dairy Cow: The Dutch Provinces, Revolting against the Spanish King Philip II, Are Led by Prince Creator: Anon.

Caption

The Dairy Cow: The Dutch Provinces, Revolting against the Spanish King Philip II, Are Led by Prince William of Orange, The States General Entreat Queen Elizabeth I for Aid, c.1633-c.1639. inscription: ‘Not longe time since I sawe a cowe / Did Flaunders represente / Upon whose backe kinge Phillip rode / As being malecontnt. // The queene of England giving hay / Wheare on the cow did feede / As one that was her greatest helpe / In her distresse and neede. // The prince of Orange milkt the cow / and made his purse the payle / The cow did shyt in monsieurs hand / While he did hold her tayle.’

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM23A70_003

Model release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77,0Mb (4,4Mb) / 19,7in x 15,2in / 5900 x 4560 (300dpi)

Keywords

Europe animal England female women woman people male man men animals historical arts painting country Spain Spanish figure figures cows cow monarch art guy British museum Netherlands Dutch English color royal scene province text inscription depiction location century gallery Britain anonymous royalty concept exhibition Tudor exhibit provincial lettering parody prince 17th century art gallery dairy cow oil Painting Colour revolt Provinces satire satirical inscribed culture history historic seventeenth century entreating Rijksmuseum royal family sovereign States General TGN Queen Elizabeth I Queen Elizabeth entreaty William I of Orange Queen House of Tudor Queen of England Anon Anonymous Elizabeth I Elizabeth Tudor King Philip II Philip II Orange William I of oil on panel art centre Queen Bess Philip II of Spain King of Spain and Portugal Philip the Prudent el Prudente William I of Orange-Nassau Queen Elizabeth I of England Elizabeth I of England Painting Heritage Art oil on panel Low Countries Elisabeth I William the Tacitur Phillip II of Spain