Triumphal procession of Willem van Oranje, left center, Plate left center of five plates of 'Triumphal procession of Willem van Oranje 'with symbolic representations of the virtues of Prince William of Orange, consisting of: the Christian virtues, the government virtues and the martial virtues. The Christian Virtues are central to this print. In the middle (below the B) an elephant with on his back the personification of Hope, one of the Christian Virtues. There are putti flying around the elephant and other personifications of virtues associated with faith, such as Endurance (7) and Meekness (10). The personifications are provided with a number, the explanation of which is in Latin above the image and in Dutch below the image., Symbolic triumphs of individual persons, trunked animals, Hope, 'Spes', 'Speranza divina e certa' (Ripa), one of the Three Theological Virtues, cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti', Willem I (Prince of Orange), Cornelis van Kittensteyn (mentioned on object), 1623 and/or 1626, paper, engraving, h 357 mm × w 270 mm
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