Beschrijving van de aanhouding van de prinses bij Goejanverwellesluis, 1787 1787 - 1790

This 1787-1790 engraving by Willem Coertse, titled "Beschrijving van de aanhouding van de prinses bij Goejanverwellesluis, 1787" depicts the arrest of Princess Wilhelmina of Orange-Nassau by Dutch patriots at Goejanverwellesluis, Netherlands. The piece, now in the Rijksmuseum, is a significant historical record of the Dutch Patriotten movement and the attempted overthrow of the Stadtholder. The engraving’s detailed text gives a chronological account of the arrest, highlighting the use of force by the patriots and the princess’s eventual confinement. This piece serves as a visual document of a turbulent political moment in Dutch history.