Identification title(s): baptism of prince willem v, 1748. Baptism ceremony of willem, hereditary prince of orange and count van buren, etc. On april 11, 1748 (title on object). Object type: print object number: rp-p-ob-83. 998. Catalog reference: fmh 3930-b. Atlas van stolk 3725. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark; verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: baptism ceremony of prince willem v in the grote kerk in the hague, april 11, 1748. Willem iv holds the child during the baptism, on the left the princess and ladies-in-waiting look on. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: gerard sibelius (attributed to) after a print by: simon fokke. Place of manufacture: northern netherlands. Dating: 1750 - 1752. Physical features: etching and engraving on satin. Material: satin technique: etching / engraving (printing process). Dimensions: satin: h 170 mm × w 190 mmexplanationused as illustration in: j. L. Schuer, the netherlands' most remarkable events in almost two centuries. Amsterdam: steven van esveldt, 1752. Copy after simon fokke's print from 1748, fmh 3929a. Topic: what: baptism ~ protestant service. When: 1748-04-11 - 1748-04-11. Where: grote kerk. Who: willem v (prince of orange-nassau), willem iv (prince of orange-nassau), anna of hannover. Acquisition: purchase 1881. Date: between 1750 and 1752.
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