Allegory of the installation of William V as hereditary governor, 1766, Joan van der Souw (possibly), 1766, Allegory of the installation of Prince William V as hereditary governor at the age of eighteen on March 8, 1766. The prince standing at the helm of a ship symbolizing the Dutch state. From heaven, the All-Seeing Eye watches. In the water, tritons blow horns. In the caption a verse of 4 lines. Decoration applied to the house of Mr Joan van der Souw in the Warmoesstraat in Amsterdam., draughtsman: Joan van der Souw, (possibly), Joan van der Souw, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 8-Mar-

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