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Baptism of Prince William George Frederick, 1774

Simon Fokke · 1774 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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The baptism ceremony of Prince William George Frederick, 3 March 1774 in the Great Church in The Hague. Prince William V holds the child at the font, left Princess Wilhelmina of Prussia with ladies-in-waiting, right preachers. Below the scene a verse of six lines in Dutch, printed from a separate plate.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

print William V (Prince of Orange)Baptism ~ Protestant service Grote Kerk (Den Haag)

Credit lineDoop van prins Willem George Frederik, 1774. 1774. Simon Fokke. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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