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Displays on the fireworks stages in the Hofvijver, 1691
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Displays on the fireworks stages in the Hofvijver, 1691

Romeyn de Hooghe · 1691 · etching; engraving; paper

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Overview of the various allegorical representations placed on the fireworks scaffolds in the Hofvijver, on the occasion of the entry of Stadtholder-King William III into The Hague, 5 February 1691. In the center top, the arrival of the rowing boat with the king at Oranjepolder on 31 January 1691. 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 lineVoorstellingen op de vuurwerkstellages in de Hofvijver, 1691. 1691. Romeyn de Hooghe. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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