Allegory on the installation of Prince Willem V as heir at the age of eighteen on 8 March 1766. In the centre the prince sitting on his throne, on the right Hercules beats the serpents, on the left the collected seven virtues. Above the throne flies the Fame and Father Time reveals seven cherubs with a large laurel wreath, on the right the Abundance donates riches. In the foreground the Dutch Lion. In the caption in 4 lines the commission to the stadholder, Allegory of Willem V's installation as heir, 1766., print maker: Noach van der Meer (II), (mentioned on object), Noach van der Meer (II), (mentioned on object), Willem V (prins van Oranje-Nassau), (mentioned on object), Leiden, 1766, paper, etching, engraving, h 273 mm × w 194 mm
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Allegory, installation, Prince Willem V, heir, age, eighteen, 8 March 1766, centre, prince sitting, throne, right Hercules beats, serpents, left, collected seven virtues, throne flies, Fame, Father Time reveals seven cherubs, large laurel wreath, right, Abundance donates riches, foreground, Dutch Lion, caption, 4 lines, commission, stadholder, Allegory, Willem V's installation, heir, 1766, print maker, Noach van der Meer, II, mentioned, object, Noach van der Meer, II, mentioned, object, Willem V, prins van Oranje-Nassau, mentioned, object, Leiden, 1766, paper, etching, engraving, h 273 mm × w 194 mm
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