# Allegory of the Peace under Stadholder William II

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## Artwork

- Artist: [NIEULANDT, Adriaen van, the Younger](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/nieulandt-adriaen-van-the-younger-r89cb05a7508f3e>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 136 x 105 cm

## Commentary

Four women draw a triumphal chariot . Clad in full armour and an orange sash around his waist Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, commander-in-chief of the Republic of the United Netherlands stands on his chariot. In the scene unfolding in the sky to the left of the chariot, Prince William II, Frederick Henry&#39;s son, is being presented an olive branch by a figure with a laurel wreath and is accompanied by a woman who represents the Dutch Republic. The picture is not only a tribute to Frederick Henry, but also celebrates the peace that the Republic had enjoyed under his son since its independence in 1648. Van Nieulandt included his self-portrait at the far right.

## Related artworks

- [Amarillis Crowning Mirtillo](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/nieulandt-adriaen-van-the-younger-r89cb05a7508f3e/amarillis-crowning-mirtillo-r8f60fb7594216c>)
- [Diana and Her Nymphs](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/nieulandt-adriaen-van-the-younger-r89cb05a7508f3e/diana-and-her-nymphs-rd649f7eb1f548e>)
- [Kitchen Scene](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/nieulandt-adriaen-van-the-younger-r89cb05a7508f3e/kitchen-scene-rc9f9993298de7d>)
- [Portrait of a Man Dressed as a Turk](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/nieulandt-adriaen-van-the-younger-r89cb05a7508f3e/portrait-of-a-man-dressed-as-a-turk-r17238c5298e06b>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)
