Emblem on the Victory of the Netherlands under the Leadership of William III, 1674
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Large allegorical representation of the victory of the Republic under the leadership of William III in 1674. Through two stories from Greek mythology, the victory of the United Netherlands over its enemies under the leadership of Prince William III (Peace of Westminster, 19 February 1674) is glorified. Mercury and Jupiter point the Dutch Maiden with the liberty cap to an open book of Ovid's Metamorphoses, in which scenes from the stories of Apollo and Daphne and Neptune and Coronis are visible. Below, the Dutch lion chases away the French rooster and an English dog. At the bottom, the fables and the political interpretation are explained on the left and right.
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