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Allegorical tomb monument for Prince William V, 1806
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Allegorical tomb monument for Prince William V, 1806

Christian Forssell · 1806 · etching; stippelets; paper

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

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View through a gate with curtains of the allegorical monument to Prince William V, who died on 9 April 1806. Flanking the tomb with the prince's portrait are the standing figures of Truth and Constancy (right) and Immortality (left). Seated at the base of the monument on the right is the writing History, on the left a mother with three children. An eight-line verse appears in the caption. The print is accompanied by a printed subscription notice and an announcement. See also the later pendant.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineAllegorisch grafmonument voor prins Willem V, 1806. 1806. Christian Forssell. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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