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Painting of a draped woman beside a marble bust on a tomb, a winged figure in clouds above and a lion lying at the base.

Allegory of the Death of William V, Prince of Orange, 1806

A painted allegory shows a standing woman in blue and gold drapery gesturing toward a marble bust on a pedestal, with an inscription on the base reading "Prince of Orange." A winged figure floats in clouds above, while a sleeping lion lies at the foot of the monument beside a sword and laurel.

Artist
Jan Willem Pieneman
Date
1806
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
2680 × 3476 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1806.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: Alegoría de la muerte de Guillermo V, Príncipe de Orange

Una alegoría pintada muestra a una mujer de pie, con drapeado azul y dorado, que señala un busto de mármol sobre un pedestal; en la base se lee una inscripción con "Prince of Orange". Una figura alada flota entre las nubes, y un león dormido yace al pie del monumento junto a una espada y laurel.

Português: Alegoria da morte de Guilherme V, Príncipe de Orange

Uma alegoria pintada mostra uma mulher em pé, com drapejado azul e dourado, apontando para um busto de mármore sobre um pedestal; na base lê-se a inscrição "Prince of Orange". Uma figura alada flutua entre as nuvens, e um leão adormecido jaz aos pés do monumento, ao lado de uma espada e de louro.

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