Allegory on the marriage of William V and Wilhelmina of Prussia in 1767 and the birth of Prince William Frederick in 1772
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Allegory on the marriage of William V and Wilhelmina of Prussia in 1767 and the birth of Prince William Frederick on 24 August 1772. Two scenes: at the top an allegory in which the princess, standing on a pedestal, is handed the sealed book of marital happiness by Wisdom (Minerva), accompanied by Virtue and the city maiden of The Hague. The princess is crowned by Piety. In a smaller scene below, seven half-naked women, provincial maidens(?), dance before Prince William V on the occasion of the birth of Prince William Frederick. On the sheet below the print, an inscription to the magistrates of The Hague in a fourteen-line verse.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description- Institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Catalogue identifier
- RP-P-OB-89.581
- Arkivism identifier
- rijks-RP-P-OB-89.581
- Date
- 1772
- Medium
- letterpress printing; etching; engraving; paper