Allegory on the restoration of Utrecht, 1673

Allegory on the restoration, on the re-admission of the province of Utrecht into the Union, after the departure of the French on November 23, 1673. The impoverished Dutch Maiden of Utrecht is welcomed by personifications of Unity and the Generality. Behind them the war chariot and army of stadtholder William III with Hercules in front of the chariot and Prudence at the reins. To the left the citizens, Poverty and Religion sitting on the ruins of the Roman Catholic church. The restoration of the city. At the bottom of the image the explanation of the scene.