Allegory of the marriage of Prince Willem IV and Anna of Hannover, 1734, Allegory of the marriage of Prince Willem IV and Anna of Hannover and the meeting in Leeuwarden on May 11, 1734. Centrally the Prince and Princess of Orange with the personifications of Wisdom, Prudence and Religion, Hercules smites Deceit, Slander and Envy into the abyss. On the right, Vigilance spreads a cloth on which the military victories of the prince are depicted, including the Dutch Lion and the provincial virgin of Friesland. On the left an entry through a triumphal gate of the Dutch Virgin (or Freedom), in the background the Parnassus with Apollo, Pegasus and the Muses. In the clouds the Fame, the All-Seeing Eye and the Honor., print, print maker: Matthijs Pool, print maker: anonymous, after drawing by: Arnold Houbraken, Northern Netherlands, 1710 and/or 1734 - 1710, paper, etching, engraving, height, 555 mm × width, 793 mm
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Allegory, marriage, Prince Willem IV, Anna, Hannover, 1734, meeting, Leeuwarden, 11, Centrally, Prince, Princess, Orange, personifications, Wisdom, Prudence, Religion, Hercules, smites, Deceit, Slander, Envy, abyss, right, Vigilance spreads, cloth, military victories, prince, depicted, Dutch Lion, provincial virgin, Friesland, left, entry, triumphal gate, Dutch Virgin, Freedom, background, Parnassus, Apollo, Pegasus, Muses, clouds, Fame, -Seeing Eye, Honor, print, print maker, Matthijs Pool, anonymous, drawing, Arnold Houbraken, Northern Netherlands, 1710, 1734 - 1710, paper, etching, engraving, height, 555 mm × width, 793 mm
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