Europe, in Greek mythology, was abducted by Zeus in the shape of a bull. ( 'Signal' , the 'Newsweek' of the nazi's, used her and her kidnapping beast as a logo, by the way.)
In my first sketch the king was deemed too positive, too powerful, 'his' people too weak.
The final image is more true to the facts: out of fear of change and loss of independence the people cling to 'their' monarch, not necessarily out of love for the monarchy.
Very strong illustration Peter! As a convinced anti-monarchist I can only respectfully bow for this.
ReplyDeleteAs a Monarchist I stick to Emperor Franz Joseph's famous sentence: "My duty as a Monarch is to protect my peoples from their governments."
ReplyDeleteThat's more necessary than ever. A crowned head of state is the last resort from politics, the last post politicians cannot reserve for their mates and cronies.
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ReplyDeletekraut is één van mijn all-time lieflings werken!
Ik woon al jaren niet meer in Nederland en zoek nu in het Net of er koele comic dingen gebeuren in ons land.. maar eh.. vind niet echt veel! op clogwork is e. kriek, r. smit en gutsman wel koel, maar check es www.vinagreta.net in colombia of http://historietasreales.wordpress.com/
in argentinie! is er bij ons zo weinig? na ja, laat me weten. groeten, http://bassbacker.blogspot.com/