The Dutch Lover is a comedic play written by Aphra Behn, first performed and published in 1673.
It came out during the Third Anglo-Dutch War and is an example of wartime propaganda, seen most obviously in the ludicrous character of Haunce van Ezel, the 'Dutch lover' of the title.
[1] In the prologue, Behn challenged those critics who sabotaged her work because she was a woman.
[2] The play is set in Madrid, where Haunce van Ezel, a foppish Dutchman, is due to have an arranged marriage with Euphemia, daughter of Don Carlo.
However, Haunce does not actually arrive in Madrid until Act III - by which time Euphemia has fallen in love with Alonzo, a Flemish colonel.