Caption:
Allegory of the acceptance of the stadtholdership by Prince William V, 1766, Antoine P. Duboulois, after Benjamin Samuel Bolomey, 1766, Allegory of the acceptance of the stadtholdership by Prince William V upon his coming of age on March 8, 1766. The prince is led by his mentor, the Duke of Brunswick, to the seat of stadtholdership. The prince is accompanied by Piety and Truth, at the throne wait Justice, Prudence and the Dutch Virgin. On the right, the Angel of God chases away Discord, Fanaticism and Heresy. In the foreground, geniuses play with the symbols of arts and sciences. An explanatory text sheet accompanies the print (see RP-P-OB-85.628A)., paper, etching, engraving