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Representations on the fireworks displays in the Hofvijver, 1691
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Representations on the fireworks displays in the Hofvijver, 1691

Romeyn de Hooghe · 1691 · etching; paper

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

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Overview of the various allegorical representations placed on the fireworks stands in the Hofvijver, on the occasion of the entry of stadtholder-king Willem III into The Hague, 5 February 1691. In the middle above the arrival of the rowing boat with the king at Oranjepolder on 31 January 1691. Around him eight personifications are depicted.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printboekillustratiesea personified'Mare' (Ripa)Libertas as Roman personificationhistorical persons
Credit lineVoorstellingen op de vuurwerkstellages in de Hofvijver, 1691. 1691. Romeyn de Hooghe. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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