Gerard ter Borch, Dutch
“Gentlemen, We’re Ordering Lunch From KFC Today, So Let Me Know How Many Sides Everyone Wants,” 1648
Oil on copper
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/// Crowded scene of the Ratification
of the Treaty of Münster. (A nation
ended Spanish control.)
And this all played a role
in the new Dutch Republic’s formation.
/// We can see them here Swearing the Oath
of the treaty which now ended both
the Thirty Years War
and the Eighty— what’s more
they agreed on the same facial growth.
/// With the end of the Eighty Years War,
independent Dutch provinces swore
they did not feel at home in
the Empire (Holy Roman).
Reformation took hold with their core.
/// Dark-haired guy in red cape and blue tights,
is determined to stop any fights.
A “Superior Man”
he will do what he can
for truth, justice and all human rights.