Allegory on the elevation of William IV, 1747, Sinnebeeldige Print Imagination of the present Toestant des Tyts by the Election of syn-passed Hooghyt Prince of Orange to Stadtholder Admiral Cap. General of the Seven Provinces &. &. &. (title on object), Allegory on the elevation of William IV to stadtholder of the Republic, 1747. The Dutch Virgin sitting in the Dutch Garden, the entrance of which is defended by the Dutch Lion against the attacks of the French rooster (Hulst) and a dragon. The Virgin asks Pallas (stadtholder William IV) to become her protector, her horse is held by a Moorish servant, in the foreground the horse of Freedom that has broken free. In the background the siege of a city. In the caption the explanation of the numbers 1-8., print, print maker: Jan Smit (II), (mentioned on object), after own design by: Jan Smit (II), (mentioned on object), Northern Netherlands, 1747, paper, etching, engraving, height, 277 mm × width, 381 mm
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