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Wine glass with portraits of William V and Wilhelmina of Prussia
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Affluent citizens raised toasts to their political heroes with beautifully engraved drinking glasses. Orangists had glasses with portraits of Stadholder Prince William V and his consort, Wilhelmina of Prussia, while Dutch Patriots drank to the health of the Amsterdam burgomaster Hooft or famous figures from the past, such as the 17th-century statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt who had rebelled against Prince Maurice.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineWijnglas met portretten van Willem V en Wilhelmina van Pruisen. c. 1790. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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