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Allegory on the elevation of William IV to stadtholder in 1747
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Allegory on the elevation of William IV to stadtholder in 1747

Jan Caspar Philips · 1747 · letterpress printing; etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Allegory on the elevation of Prince William IV to stadtholder in May 1747. The Dutch Lion with sword, spear and liberty cap, watching over the Dutch Garden by the Orange tree illuminated by divine light. In a frame with the coats of arms of the seven provinces and portrait medallions of Prince William IV and his wife Anna of Hannover and the earlier Princes of Orange. Below the print, a poem in two columns signed G.F.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineAllegorie op de verheffing van Willem IV tot stadhouder in 1747. 1747. Jan Caspar Philips. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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