De aankomst van Z.M. den Koning met hoogstdeszelfs stoomjagt De Leeuw, aan het Katerveer, op den 23.en julij 1846 1846

This lithograph by Samuel Hendrik Serné depicts the arrival of King Willem II of the Netherlands at the Katerveer in Rotterdam on July 23, 1846. The king is shown arriving on his steamboat, "De Leeuw", which is docked at the pier while a crowd gathers to greet him. The artist uses detailed linework to capture the scene, with a focus on the various vessels in the harbor and the movement of people. This work is an example of 19th century Dutch lithography, often used to chronicle important historical events.