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Allegory on the hereditary stadtholdership offered to the Prince of Orange, 1674
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Allegory on the abolition of the Eternal Edict of 1667 with the offering of the hereditary stadtholdership to the Prince of Orange, 2 February 1674. A crumbling monument in which Anticurius van Loevestein (the personification of the Loevestein faction) lies on his deathbed, surrounded by allegorical figures, including the Act of Seclusion. At the top a bust of Van Oldenbarnevelt next to an inscription and on either side the bodies of the De Witt brothers. On the right a medallion with the portrait of William III, held by Courage and Prudence. Below the scene a text in three columns with an explanation of the numbers 1-18 in Dutch.
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Credit lineAllegorie op de erfstadhouderschap aangeboden aan de prins van Oranje, 1674. 1674. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.