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Lot 404

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Komste van zyne Majesteit Willem III, Konig van Groot Britanje, enz. in Holland

22 November 2011, 10:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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[BIDLOO (GOVARD)]

Komste van zyne Majesteit Willem III, Konig van Groot Britanje, enz. in Holland, first edition, woodcut vignette on title, engraved allegorical frontispiece, engraved portrait of William III by Pieter van Gunst after John Brandon, 14 engraved plates by Romeyn de Hooghe (11 double-page), text browned, early vellum soiled with some loss to spine, hinges weakened [Berlin Kat. 2952; Landwehr 146; Lipperheide 2667], folio (381 x 255mm.), The Hague, Arnoud Leers, 1691

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A record of the lavish celebrations held to mark William III's triumphant return to Holland in the spring of 1691, after establishing himself on the English throne, and his entry to the Hague. The plates, by Romeyn de Hooghe, depict the spectacular triumphal arches and other decorations along the processional route, all being designed by de Hooghe himself.

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