Frederik Hendrik as protector of Religion and Freedom, 1628, Liberum Belgium (title on object), Allegory in honor of the stadtholder Frederik Hendrik as protector of Religion and Freedom, 1628. In the center an oval portrait of Prince Frederik Hendrik wreathed with orange branches on top of a high balustrade, between the personifications of Religion (Religio) and Freedom (Libertas). In the sky two angels spreading the prince's fame with the coat of arms of the United Provinces. Lower down sit four female personifications of Seafaring (Negotiatio Ma.), Politics (Politia), Prudence (Prudentia) and Victory (Victoria). At the bottom the coat of arms of Frederik Hendrik with the order of the Garter. Spanish prisoners handcuffed left and right. Next to the dais, two men hold up a standard with weapons and the names of four most important victories (by Maurits, remnants of the previous state): Turnhout, Nieuwpoort, Gibraltar and Bergen op Zoom. Furthermore, a river god, fishermen or seafarers and representatives of other parts of the world (recognizable, for example, by the feather headdress or turban). Below the scene is a fourteen-line verse in Latin., print, print maker: Simon van de Passe, (mentioned on object), after design by: Adriaen van Nieulandt (I), (mentioned on object), Daniël Heinsius, (mentioned on object), print maker: Utrecht, publisher: Amsterdam, 1624 and/or 1628, paper, engraving, height, 732 mm × width, 440 mm
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