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Allegory on the Founding of the Oprechte Vaderlandsche Sociëteit in Rotterdam, 1787
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Allegory on the founding of the Orangist society de Oprechte Vaderlandsche Sociëteit in Rotterdam, 7 or 18 January 1787. Interior with men sitting around a table, on the walls representations of the Union of Utrecht (1579) and the Synod of Dort (1618-1619). In the foreground Father Time lifts the curtain and reveals images of Religion, Liberty and Hercules slaying the Hydra. In the background the portrait of Prince William V on the wall of an adjacent room. The print includes a text sheet with an explanation.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineAllegorie op de oprichting van de Oprechte Vaderlandsche Sociëteit te Rotterdam, 1787. 1787. Mathias de Sallieth. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
