Funeral procession of King William II Perpetrator of the order of the late Z.M. den Koning Willem II (title on object), In the middle of the procession the corpse rides, surrounded by figures and pulled by eight horses. In the foreground is a portrait bust of the king with underneath 'Quatre-Bras', a reference to the Battle of Quatre-Bras on June 16, 1815, two days before the Battle of Waterloo. To the left of the bust is a veiled woman who receives a laurel wreath from a kneeling figure. To the right of the bust is a third figure, probably William III, the successor of King William II. He holds a sword to his chest and lays his left hand on a book, probably a Bible. On the left and right are large stones with the place names: 'Waterloo' and 'Hasselt', cortege, funeral procession, Willem II (king of the Netherlands), Willem III (king of the Netherlands), Gerhardus Fredericus Eilbracht (mentioned on object), 1826 - 1854, paper, h 440 mm × w 560 mm
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