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Allegorical Composition in Honor of Willem V Prince of Orange-Nassau, 11 July 1787
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Allegorical Composition in Honor of Willem V Prince of Orange-Nassau, 11 July 1787

George Kockers · 1787 - 1792 · etching; paper

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

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Allegorical composition in honor of Willem V, Prince of Orange-Nassau, 11 July 1787. Hanging on an altar is a bust portrait in a medallion of Willem V. Below the portrait four other medallions containing from left to right; justice, agriculture, concord, weapons and the horn of plenty. The portrait of Willem V is flanked by two allegorical figures. On the left the winged Fame with her trumpet and on the right a lady with the liberty cap and in her left hand the coats of arms of Orange and Prussia. Behind her watches the Dutch lion. On the altar stands the orange tree, which is illuminated from heaven by God's eye. Below the image a fourteen-line verse in two columns, between which the Zeeland and Prussian coat of arms.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineAllegorische compositie ter ere van Willem V prins van Oranje-Nassau, 11 Juli 1787. 1787 - 1792. George Kockers. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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