Allegory of the marriage of William V and Wilhelmina of Prussia in 1767 and the birth of Prince Willem Frederik in 1772, Allegory of the marriage of William V and Wilhelmina of Prussia in 1767 and the birth of Prince Willem Frederik on August 24, 1772. Two performances : at the top an allegory in which the princess standing on a pedestal is presented with the sealed book of marital bliss by Wisdom (Minerva). This also includes the Virtue and the city virgin of The Hague. The princess is crowned by Piety. In a smaller performance at the bottom, seven half-naked women (provincial virgins

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