Inhaling van de prins van Oranje, 1787 1787 - 1790

This anonymous etching from 1787-1790, titled "Inhaling van de prins van Oranje, 1787" depicts the arrival of Willem V, Prince of Orange, in The Hague on September 18th, 1787. The image shows the Prince arriving by carriage, greeted by a crowd of people. The text below the image commemorates this event in Dutch, providing context for the viewer. This work is an example of 18th-century printmaking, specifically a political print or broadside that commemorates a historical event. The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam houses this small, but significant work.