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Roemer with the coat of arms and motto of Prince Maurice
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Roemer with the coat of arms and motto of Prince Maurice

anonymous · 1606 · diamond-point engraving; glassblowing; glass

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The barren, chopped-down tree engraved on the glass stands for Maurice's assassinated father, William of Orange. Sprouting from another stump are two twigs: Maurice and his younger brother, Frederick Henry. Maurice's motto (Tandem fit surculus arbor) reads in translation: 'In time, the (off)shoot becomes a tree.' By 1606, when this glass was engraved, Maurice had already racked up many military successes.

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roemerMaurice (Prince of Orange)
Credit lineRoemer met het wapen en de lijfspreuk van prins Maurits. 1606. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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