Maurits appointed as stadtholder, 1585, Allegory on the appointment of Maurice as stadtholder, captain general and admiral of Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht, November 14, 1585. The Dutch Lion, with lance, freedom hat and privileges, extends the sword on behalf of Maurits to the to fight the enemy. On the left the pollarded and sprouting orange stem, the coffin of William of Orange and members of the States General in worship at the appearance of the tetragrammaton in the sky, on the right the army of the prince. On the left the legend 1-6. Printed on verso with text in Dutch., print, print maker: anonymous, print maker: Pieter Serwouters, (rejected attribution), after drawing by: Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne, Northern Netherlands, 1624 - 1626, paper, engraving, letterpress printing, height, 122 mm × width, 200 mm
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