Allegory on the foundation of the orangistic society the Oprechte Vaderlandsche Sociëteit in Rotterdam, 7 or 18 January 1787. Interior with men sitting around a table, on the walls representations of the Union of Utrecht (1579) and the Synod of Dordrecht (1618-1619). In the foreground Father Time lifts the curtain and reveals images of the Religion, Freedom and Hercules defeating the Hydra. In the background the portrait of Prince William V on the wall of the next room, Allegory of the establishment of the Sincere Patriotic Society in Rotterdam, 1787., print maker: Mathias de Sallieth

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