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Moral Statue for Her Royal Highness, Madame the Princess of Orange, Born Princess of Prussia, Statue for Wilhelmina of Prussia, 1786, print, Allegroric statue in honor of Princess Wilhelmina of Prussia, following the mediation between the States of Holland and West Friesland and the Hereditary Stadtholder, 1786. Statue of the princess as an armed Amazon. On the right a monument with the princes of the House of Orange, on the left kneels Religion. In the sky the All-Seeing Eye. On the sheet below the plate an explanation of the representation and a verse in two columns. A pendant belongs to the plate., printmaker, Northern Netherlands, paper, etching, engraving, letterpress printing, engraving and book printing, height 383 mm x width 243 mm, Person, States of Holland and West Friesland, Wilhelmina of Prussia (1751-1820), monument, statue, the all-seeing eye, triangle with eye, symbol of God the Father, homage to a ruler, Patriot Era (1780-1795), Period, 1786-09 - 1786-10, A detailed engraving shows a central female figure standing on a pedestal, wearing a long draped dress and armor-like bodice, holding a tall spear and a large theatrical mask that hangs beside her; rays of light emanate from an eye in the sky above and spread across the scene. To the left a seated woman in flowing garments looks upward, kneeling on the ground, while behind her a building facade with a column and balustrade appears at the edge. To the right a tall column topped with a small standing figure rises from a stack of oval medallions bearing faces, and further right a distant town with towers and small horse-drawn carriages lines the horizon. At the pedestal base a shield-like emblem is visible, a rooster stands on the foreground ground, and a seated man bends forward using a long pole near a box-like structure decorated with faces and topped by an ornamental cone. The sky contains textured clouds and fine cross-hatching throughout the composition.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Moral Statue Royal Highness Madame Princess Orange Born Princess Prussia Statue Wilhelmina 1786 print Allegroric statue honor Princess Wilhelmina following mediation States Holland West Friesland Hereditary Stadtholder princess armed Amazon right monument princes House left kneels Religion sky -Seeing Eye sheet plate explanation representation verse two columns pendant belongs printmaker Northern Netherlands paper etching engraving letterpress printing book printing height 383 mm x width 243 mm Person 1751-1820 statue -seeing eye triangle eye symbol God Father homage ruler Patriot Era 1780-1795 Period 1786-09 - 1786-10 detailed engraving central female figure standing pedestal wearing long draped dress armor- bodice holding tall spear large theatrical mask hangs beside rays light emanate spread across scene left seated woman flowing garments looks upward kneeling ground building facade column balustrade edge tall column topped small standing figure rises stack oval medallions bearing faces further right distant town towers small horse-drawn carriages lines horizon pedestal base shield- emblem visible rooster stands foreground ground seated man bends forward using long pole near box- structure decorated topped ornamental cone sky contains textured clouds fine cross-hatching composition