Harvard Art Museums > 2019.211: Europe in Her Present Disordered State Prints Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Europe in Her Present Disordered State (Unidentified Artist) , 2019.211,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 23, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/365333. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2019.211 People Unidentified Artist Title Europe in Her Present Disordered State Other Titles Original Language Title: Het Tegenwoordig Verward Europa Classification Prints Work Type print Date c. 1780 Culture Dutch Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/365333 Physical Descriptions Medium Etching and engraving on cream antique laid paper Technique Etching and engraving Dimensions sheet: 30.8 × 23.2 cm (12 1/8 × 9 1/8 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: upper right, graphite, erased: [illegible text] inscription: center right, graphite, erased: [illegible text] inscription: lower right, graphite, erased: [illegible text] inscription: upper left, graphite: Del 3 [G) [?] inscription: lower right, graphite: (Spotprent, 1780) inscription: verso, lower center, graphite: M 4371 b. inscription: verso, upper left, graphite: 39099 / [American / Revolution] inscription: verso, upper left, graphite: 2500 / N [illegible text] / [illegible text] inscription: lower center, in plate: [left:] Bold Jack! pray, what's the buƒineƒs to-day? Phoo-! pox-! a plot, miƒtaken for a play. / This hurly-burly ƒpoils your ƒport -: you'll find, / There 's humour to your face - , and more behind. / Amazing Fool-! yet tottering on thy bench, / Tho' ƒcorn'd by Spain, and cozn'd by the French - -. / Only the Dutch, not laughing at your noƒe, / Good-natur'd helps, to ƒnatch wat-e'er you loƒe. [right:] Hoezee! tienduizendmaal! van dikhout zaagt men deelen. / 't Gaat wel: by kris en kras! dat heet een hofdrol ƒpeelen. / Puf Spaanesch en Fransch: Mesƒieurs! die poen heeft maakt figuur. / Maar lieve JAck! zie toe: dat ƒtomlen ƒtaat je duur. / ô Boston! Delaware! ô Washington! ôFranƒchen! / Zo mogt Mylord wellhaast een hangmans hornpyp dansƒen. / De BAtaier houdt noch uw Bankƒpel in den haak. / Vermeetle! Loon die trouw, of vrees geregte wraak. countermark: left side of sheet: P[?] L watermark: right side of sheet: [illegible] Provenance Recorded Ownership History [William Reese Company, New Haven], sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2019 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Acquisition Fund for Prints Accession Year 2019 Object Number 2019.211 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History International Lampoon: Acerbic Wit in Pictures, Poetry & Prose, auct. cat., William Reese Company (New Haven, 2019), no. 3, repr. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
