Allegory on the elevation of William IV to stadtholder and on the Liberal Gift requested in 1747, The fires sail towards heaven, The heart leans towards the prince (title on object), Explanation of the above Print Image, On the Elevation of His Glorious Highness Willem Karel Hendrik Friso (...) as Stadtholder (...) Also about making a Liberal Gift, By the Inhabitants of the United Netherlands; To preserve the Fatherland, Religion and Freedom. MDCCXLVII (title on object), Allegory on the elevation of William IV to stadtholder and on the Liberal Gift of the fiftieth penny requested in 1747 in support of the country at war. At the top an allegorical representation with Freedom in the centre, fireworks on the left, the prince on the right accepting the sword of Divine Government. On the sheet below the plate an explanation of the representation in two columns and a historical account of previous medals and gifts in the past in three columns., print, print maker: Jan Caspar Philips, (mentioned on object), after own design by: Jan Caspar Philips, (mentioned on object), publisher: Kornelis de Wit, (mentioned on object), print maker: Northern Netherlands, publisher: Amsterdam, 1747, paper, etching, engraving, letterpress printing, height, 550 mm × width, 425 mm

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