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King William I Meets the Industrialist Cockerill, 1829

Jean-Louis Van Hemelryck · 1829 · lithography; hand coloring; paper

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

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King William I meets the industrialist John Cockerill and assures him that he always has money left over for the country's industry. Standing on the shore of a lake with on the other side the former summer palace of the Prince-Bishops of Liège in Seraing, where William Cockerill with his sons John and James established a large factory with coke-fired blast furnaces. With a two-line inscription. Part of the series of 24 plates with encounters with King William I, published under the title 'Les rencontres' in 1829-1830.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

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print William I of the Netherlands John Cockerill Seraing

Credit lineKoning Willem I ontmoet de industrieel Cockerill, 1829. 1829. Jean-Louis Van Hemelryck. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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