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Allegory in Honor of the King of Prussia for His Restoration of the Statholderate of William V, 1788
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Allegory in Honor of the King of Prussia for His Restoration of the Statholderate of William V, 1788

Jan Gerritsz. Visser · 1789 · etching; paper

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Allegory in honor of the King of Prussia for his restoration of the stadtholdership of Willem V, 1788. Triumphal arch with Prince Willem V and Princess Wilhelmina before a monument, to the right the King of Prussia and the Duke of Brunswick. At the bottom, Prince Willem I in his tomb. On both sides, obelisks in honor of Willem II, III, and IV and Princess Anna. In the foreground, the heralds of the Netherlands, the Union of the Netherlands, Great Britain, and Prussia, and two armorial trophies.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineAllegorie ter ere van de koning van Pruisen voor zijn herstel van het stadhouderschap van Willem V, 1788. 1789. Jan Gerritsz. Visser. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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