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Allegory on the Restoration of the True Religion in England with the Arrival of the Prince of Orange, 1688
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Allegory on the restoration of the true religion in England with the arrival of the Prince of Orange, 1688. Allegory in which a Roman general, William III, accompanied by the Dutch Lion, hands a sealed Bible to the English Maid, lying alone in bed, abandoned by her lord and master. At the foot of the bed, the English lord and burgher kneel. In the sky, the angel of God's vengeance with lightning bolts and a trumpet, and the enthroned Truth. In the foreground, two female figures sitting on either side of a frieze with a representation of Hercules crowned. Numbered bottom left: 4.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineAllegorie op het herstel van de ware godsdienst in Engeland met de komst van de prins van Oranje, 1688. 1688 - 1689. Gerard de Lairesse. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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