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King William I Meets John Cockerill
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King William I Meets John Cockerill

Jean-Louis Van Hemelryck · 1829 · lithography; 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.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printWilliam I of the NetherlandsJohn CockerillSeraing
Credit lineKoning Willem I ontmoet John Cockerill. 1829. Jean-Louis Van Hemelryck. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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