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1747: After half a century a stadholder again


HAGA COMITIS ILLUSTRATA; of het verheelykt en verligt 's Gravenhage: bestaende in eene naeuwkeurige verzameling van honderd-en-zestien onderscheidene en in het koper  gebragte afbeeldingen, der aldaer te zien en geillumineerd geweest zynde decoratien en zinnebeelden, benevens de verdere vreugde-bedryven en illuminatien, ter geleegenheid der allerheughelykste verkiezinge, proclamatie en installatie van zyne doorlugtige hoogheit Willem Carel Hendrik Friso, Prince van Oranje en Nassau, enz.enz.enz. tot stadhouder, capitein en admirael-generael van Holland en West-Vriesland; voorgevallen den III. en XV. may 1747.

With title and dedication printed in red and black, large woodcut armorial vignette on title, large engraved armorial headpiece to the dedication, 2 engravings on coins in text, 4 fine large woodcut head- and tailpieces in text, and 116 illustrations on 48 engraved plates on 16 lvs., verso blank, of the allegorical decorations and illuminations at the splendid installation of the Prince of Oranje as stadtholder, and general and adimiral of the Dutch Army and Navy, at the Hague.

With title and dedication printed in red and black, large woodcut armorial vignette on title, large engraved armorial headpiece to the dedication, 2 engravings on coins in text, 4 fine large woodcut head- and tailpieces in text, and 116 illustrations on 48 engraved plates on 16 lvs., verso blank, of the allegorical decorations and illuminations at the splendid installation of the Prince of Oranje as stadtholder, and general and adimiral of the Dutch Army and Navy, at the Hague.

With title and dedication printed in red and black, large woodcut armorial vignette on title, large engraved armorial headpiece to the dedication, 2 engravings on coins in text, 4 fine large woodcut head- and tailpieces in text, and 116 illustrations on 48 engraved plates on 16 lvs., verso blank, of the allegorical decorations and illuminations at the splendid installation of the Prince of Oranje as stadtholder, and general and adimiral of the Dutch Army and Navy, at the Hague.

With title and dedication printed in red and black, large woodcut armorial vignette on title, large engraved armorial headpiece to the dedication, 2 engravings on coins in text, 4 fine large woodcut head- and tailpieces in text, and 116 illustrations on 48 engraved plates on 16 lvs., verso blank, of the allegorical decorations and illuminations at the splendid installation of the Prince of Oranje as stadtholder, and general and adimiral of the Dutch Army and Navy, at the Hague.

With title and dedication printed in red and black, large woodcut armorial vignette on title, large engraved armorial headpiece to the dedication, 2 engravings on coins in text, 4 fine large woodcut head- and tailpieces in text, and 116 illustrations on 48 engraved plates on 16 lvs., verso blank, of the allegorical decorations and illuminations at the splendid installation of the Prince of Oranje as stadtholder, and general and adimiral of the Dutch Army and Navy, at the Hague.



's Gravenhage, Anthoni de Groot & sons, 1751. Large folio. Contemporary half roan. With title and dedication printed in red and black, large woodcut armorial vignette on title, large engraved armorial headpiece to the dedication, 2 engravings on coins in text, 4 fine large woodcut head- and tailpieces in text, and 116 illustrations on 48 engraved plates on 16 lvs., verso blank, of the allegorical decorations and illuminations at the splendid installation of the Prince of Oranje as stadtholder, and general and adimiral of the Dutch Army and Navy, at the Hague. 24 pp. explanatory text.

First edition. In his post-script the publisher excuses himself for the delay in publication, but it took time for all the copper-plates to be engraved. They were all engraved by J. Houbraken after designs by H. Pothoven. Each detail of the richly decorated festive buildings is depicted, showing an incredable variety of armorial and emblematic designs. The illustrations are numbered A to E, and 1 to 111, and are fully explained, including their location, on the accompanying leaves of text.The inauguration of Willem Carel Hendrik Friso, Prince of Orange (1711-1751) as stadholder William IV of the Dutch Republic in May 1747 put an end to the period in which there were no stadholders (the 'stadhouderloos tijdperk', 1702-1749).
Good copy.- (Binding rubbed; title and verso last leaf sl. dust-soiled; first and last lvs. sl. frayed at edges, on last leaf restored on verso; plates-leaf 16 bound at the beginning).
Landwehr, Splendid ceremonies, 215; Muller, Historieplaten 3868; Atlas Van Stolk V, 3672; Berlin Kat. 2962.

Related Subjects: Art General  Engravings  House of Orange  Ornaments  Splendid Ceremonies 

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