William III's Triumphal Entry into The Hague on 5 February 1691. Etching by Romeyn de Hooghe with contemporary hand-coloring, from Govert Bidloo's Komste van Zyne Majesteit Willem IIIThe Hague, Arnold Leers, 1691.
The stadtholder-king approaches the city via the west bridge, pausing to be greeted by a contingent of burghers before proceeding in his carriage to the Triumphal Arch, erected at the entrance to the Hoog Straat. Festive sleighs travel along the frozen surface of the canal in the background, as the city turns out to celebrate William's first visit to his homeland since his coronation as king of England. From The Age of William and Mary,eds Maccubbin and Hamilton-Phillips. |
