Title page for the orange-coloured work: Catechism of the stadholder, 1786. In front of a temple with seven pillars in bright sunlight stands Prince William V. As protector of the State Building of the Dutch Commonwealth, the stadholder defends the country against the attacks of envy, deceit, violence and lordship. Freedom and Religion reside in the temple. In the caption a verse of seven lines, Title page front: Cornelis the Bird, Catechism of the stadholder, 1786, print maker: anonymous, publisher: Johannes Hofhout en Zoon, print maker: Northern Netherlands, publisher: Rotterdam, 1785 - 1786

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