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| Keywords: Queen Elizabeth I Feeds the Dutch Cow.png King Philip II of Spain is vainly trying to ride the cow drawing blood with his spurs Queen Elizabeth is feeding it while William of Orange holds it steady by the horns The cow is defecating on the Duke of Anjou who is holding its tail <br/> <br/>The picture was painted in the period following the visit of 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 William of Orange was assassinated the following year The dating of the picture to about 1586 is based on its use of an image of Philip by William Key engraved in that year Reference Hearn p 87 Karen Hearn Dynasties London Tate 1995 ISBN 1854371576 p 87 Anonymous; Flemish school Uploaded by qp10qp c 1586 left 100px PD-Art Elizabeth I of England Portrait paintings of Philip II of Spain William the Silent François Duke of Anjou Satire Milking in art Male fur clothing in art Satirical art works Eighty Years' War 1582 Fur fashion in 1586 | ||||
