Allegory on the flourishing state of the Republic, 1602
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
Allegory on the flourishing state of the Republic, 1602. View in the forest with Prince Maurice at the head of a hunting party where the game is offered to the Dutch Maiden as a personification of the united Netherlands. Right, the procession of hunters including Frederick Henry. The Dutch Maiden is surrounded by the personifications of the free arts, Mercury and the arms of the provinces of the Republic. Fame blows the horn. In the foreground, two putti with the arms of Maurice and the flourishing orange tree. In the inscription, 4 verses of 3 lines each in Latin. At the bottom of the print, a separately printed text of 8 columns in Dutch is pasted on.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description