Fargue van Nieuwland, Isaac Lodewijk la, Northern Netherlands, Allegory of the marriage of William V and Wilhelmina of Prussia in 1767 and the birth of Prince William Frederik in 1772, verso - stamped, Allegory of the marriage of William V and Wilhelmina of Prussia in 1767 and the birth of Prince William Frederik on 24 August 1772. Two representations: at the top an allegory in which the princess, standing on a pedestal, is presented with the sealed book of marital happiness by Wisdom (Minerva). Here also Virtue and the city virgin of The Hague. The princess is crowned by Piety. In a smaller representation at the bottom seven half-naked women (provincial virgins?) dance for Prince William V on the occasion of the birth of Prince William Frederick. On the sheet below the plate the dedication to the magistrate of The Hague in a verse of fourteen lines. The print comes with a text sheet., print, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 722 mm, width 515 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1726-10-27 - 1805-01-20, print maker, printmaker, 1772 - 1772, paper, papier, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), letterpress printing, Work conception, after own design of
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