The orangerie;—or—the dutch cupid reposing after the fatigues of planting / js. Gy. Inv: et fect. Call number: pc 1 - 8822 (b size) [p&p]
reproduction number: lc-uszc4-8765 (color film copy transparency)
summary: william v, prince of orange, as a fat, naked cupid, reclining on a platform of grass and flowers and leaning on a bag of money marked 24,000,000 ducats. In the foreground are a number of orange plants with each orange bearing the likeness of the prince. In the background, as if in a dream, are many heavily pregnant women: a milkmaid, a fishmonger, a house maid, and many farm women. Medium: 1 print: etching, hand-colored. Created/published: [london]: h. Humphrey, 1796 septr 16th. Date: 16 September 1796.
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