Triumphal Procession of William of Orange, Left-Center Plate

Plate left-middle of five plates of 'Triumphal Procession of William of Orange' with allegorical representations of the virtues of Prince William of Orange, consisting of: the Christian Virtues, the civil virtues and the military virtues. In this print the Christian Virtues are central. In the middle (under the B) an elephant with on its back the personification of Hope, one of the Christian Virtues. Around the elephant fly putti and walk other personifications of virtues connected with faith, such as Patience (7) and Gentleness (10). The personifications are provided with a number, of which the explanation is in Latin above the image and in Dutch below the image.