Mij, Hieronymus van der, Amsterdam, Philips, Jan Caspar, Allegory of the death of Prince William IV, 1751, verso bottom center - stamped, Allegory of the death of stadtholder William IV on October 22, 1751. Portrait bust of the prince on a tomb, flanked by a phoenix burning itself, as a reference to Christ's resurrection. On the edge of the tomb a mourning Minerva, leaning on the city arms of Leiden, and a putto with a winged hourglass and a burning torch, which he extinguishes. The caption mentions the prince's role as patron of the Leiden University., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 135 mm, width 175 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1700 - 1775-04-24, print maker, printmaker, 1736 - 1775, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1687-05-08 - 1761-12-03
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Mij, Hieronymus van der, Amsterdam, Philips, Jan Caspar, Allegory, death, Prince William IV, 1751, verso bottom center - stamped, stadtholder William IV, October 22, Portrait bust, prince, tomb, flanked, phoenix, burning, itself, reference, Christ's resurrection, edge, mourning Minerva, leaning, city arms, Leiden, putto, winged hourglass, burning torch, extinguishes, caption mentions, prince's role, patron, Leiden University, print, prent, prints, prenten, height 135 mm, width 175 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1700 - 1775-04-24, print maker, printmaker, 1736 - 1775, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, printing process, Work conception, 1687-05-08 - 1761-12-03
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