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| Keywords: The Milch Cow.png François Duke of Anjou brother of King Henry III of France to Queen Elizabeth's court in 1581 “82 to discuss his marriage proposal and his military support for the Anglo-Dutch alliance against the Spanish Anjou's subsequent mission to the Netherlands met with disaster when his army was massacred by the citizens of Antwerp in early 1583 <br/> <br/>The cartoon depicts a cow which represents the Dutch provinces King Philip II of Spain is vainly trying to ride the cow; Queen Elizabeth is feeding it; William of Orange is milking it; and the cow is defecating on the hand of the Duke of Anjou who is holding its tail <br/> <br/>The caption reads <br/> <br/>Not longe time since I sawe a cowe<br/> Did Flaunders represente<br/> Upon whose backe King Philup rode<br/> As being malecontnt <br/> <br/>The Queene of England giving hay<br/> Wheareon the cow did feede <br/> As one that was her greatest helpe<br/> In her distresse and neede <br/> <br/>The Prince of Orange milkt the cowe<br/> And made his purse the payle <br/> The cow did shyt in Monsieur's hand<br/> While he did hold her tayle <br/> <br/> Reference Mack P Holt The Duke of Anjou and the Politique Struggle During the Wars of Religion Cambridge Cambridge University Press ISBN 0521892783 pp 164 “65 Philip Kamen Philip of Spain New Haven CT Yale University Press 1998 ISBN 0300078005 Artist unknown; English school Uploaded by Qp10qp c 1582 “83 <gallery> File Het melkkoetje artiest onbekend ca 1580-1595 jpg Version from www rijksmuseum nl File Queen Elizabeth I Feeds the Dutch Cow png </gallery> PD-Art 1580s political cartoons Eighty Years' War 1582 Elizabeth I of England William the Silent Philip II of Spain caricatures François Duke of Anjou English paintings in the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Anonymous | ||||
