Funeral procession of King Willem II; Authorize to earth order of the late den Koning Willem II. In the middle of the procession, the corpse is driving through figures and continued by eight horses. In the foreground is a portrait of the king with this 'Quatre-Bras', a reference to the Battle of Quatre-Bras on June 16, 1815, two days before the Battle of Waterloo. To the left of the bust is a veiled woman who receives a laurel wreath from a kneeled figure. To the right of the bust is a third figure, probably Willem III, the successor to King Willem II. He holds a sword on his chest laying
Funeral procession of King Willem II; Authorize to earth order of the late den Koning Willem II. In the middle of the procession, the corpse is driving through figures and continued by eight horses. In the foreground is a portrait of the king with this 'Quatre-Bras', a reference to the Battle of Quatre-Bras on June 16, 1815, two days before the Battle of Waterloo. To the left of the bust is a veiled woman who receives a laurel wreath from a kneeled figure. To the right of the bust is a third figure, probably Willem III, the successor to King Willem II. He holds a sword on his chest laying his left hand on a book, probably a Bible. Left and right are large stones with the place names on it: 'Waterloo' and 'Hasselt'.
Size: 2500px × 1970px
Photo credit: © BTEU/RKMLGE / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: voorkeursbeeld