Caption

Madame de Maintenon as Lamenting France, 1706, The Lamenting France, La France Lamentant, Royal Almanac of 1701, Momus's Pleasure Garden, cartoon, print, standing full-length, dressed as a widow, 1706. With two verses in Dutch in the caption and verses in Dutch and French on the sheet on either side of the plate. Part of a series of 19 caricatures of the French and their allies from the year 1706., printmaker, publisher, Amsterdam, Northern Netherlands, Attributed to, Carel Allard, paper, etching, letterpress printing, etching with text in letterpress, height 322 mm x width 413 mm, Person, Madame de Maintenon, political caricatures and satires, War of Spanish Succession, Period, A monochrome engraved image of a standing woman wearing a long, flowing gown and a tall, draped headdress that falls around her shoulders, her hands holding a folded piece of cloth at waist level; she wears a low-cut bodice with visible trim and a necklace with a pendant, and her sleeves and skirt show detailed patterns and folds, with a long train pooling on a tiled floor.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A97_297

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42.1Mb (10.4Mb) / 11.5in x 14.2in / 3462 x 4254 (300dpi)

Keywords

Madame de Maintenon Lamenting France 1706 La France Lamentant Royal Almanac 1701 Momus's Pleasure Garden cartoon print standing full-length dressed widow two verses Dutch caption verses French sheet side plate Part series 19 caricatures allies year 1706 printmaker publisher Amsterdam Northern Netherlands Attributed Carel Allard paper etching letterpress printing text letterpress height 322 mm x width 413 mm Person political caricatures satires War Spanish Succession Period monochrome engraved image standing woman wearing long flowing gown tall draped headdress falls shoulders hands holding folded piece cloth waist level wears low-cut bodice visible trim necklace pendant sleeves skirt detailed patterns folds train pooling tiled floor