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Signs of joy for the town hall, 1691
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Signs of joy for the town hall, on the occasion of the entry of Stadtholder-King William III into The Hague, 5 February 1691. Evening scene with a scaffold of burning torches on the left, in the foreground soldiers firing salutes observed by visitors on the steps of the town hall. Illuminated portraits of William and Mary and emblems on the facade of the town hall. Subject headings within the Atlas of Customs and Manners: Customs and Manners in the Narrower Sense. Folk Life. Public Festivals. Royal Entries, (Illuminations, fireworks, and the like, public festivals).
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Credit lineVreugdetekens voor het stadhuis, 1691. 1691. Romeyn de Hooghe. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.