Allegory on the recovery of Stadholder William V in 1787. Column of honour with the portraits of William of Orange, Frederick Henry and William III and above which the portrait of William V is now hung. On top of the column, Fame blows on the trumpet. At the foot of the column the Truth has pulled the blindfold from the eyes of the Republic, followed by Freedom, Wilhelmina of Prussia as Minerva and Father Time. On the left, the Dutch Lion tears the Tweedracht apart. In the caption the coats of arms of Orange and Prussia, Immortal Heroes, 1787., print maker: anonymous, print maker: Mathias de Sallieth, (possibly), print maker: Northern Netherlands, print maker: Rotterdam, 1787, paper, etching, engraving, h 460 mm × w 317 mm
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Allegory, recovery, Stadholder William V, 1787, Column, honour, portraits, William, Orange, Frederick Henry, William III, portrait, William V, now hung, top, column, Fame blows, trumpet, foot, column, Truth, pulled, blindfold, eyes, Republic, followed, Freedom, Wilhelmina, Prussia, Minerva, Father Time, left, Dutch Lion tears, Tweedracht apart, caption, coats, arms, Orange, Prussia, Immortal Heroes, 1787, print maker, anonymous, print maker, Mathias de Sallieth, print maker, Northern Netherlands, print maker, Rotterdam, 1787, paper, etching, engraving, h 460 mm × w 317 mm
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