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In 1688, Protestants, fearing the restoration of Catholicism in England, demanded a "Glorious Revolution", the Dutch Prince William of Orange and his English wife Mary were invited to England, and King James II fled to France
Mary's dress is anachronistic

1 print : line engraving, with etching ; platemark 49.2 x 63.6 cm

William of Orange, and Mary, his English wife are presented with the English crown by the Marquis of Halifax. Line engraving by J. Parker after J. Northcote, 1790.

Chairman in 1688-1689 of the council of peers which offered the crown to William of Orange in the "Glorious Revolution" (the scene represented in the vignette below the portrait)

Heads of illustrious persons of Great Britain.

George Savile, Marquis of Halifax (1633-1695). Engraving by Jacobus Houbraken, 1740, after a painting attributed to Mary Beale.

348 pages : black and white illustrations ; 19 cm

Genjitsu shugisha no sentaku : sentetsu no jinsei ni manabu / Matsumoto Tadashi.

Outlines of nineteen of the figures with their names below numbered 1-19

1 print : line engraving ; platemark 18 x 50 cm

Key to the figures in the painting by J. Northcote of William of Orange, and his English wife Mary being presented with the English crown by the Marquis of Halifax. Engraving, 1790.

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George Savile, Marquis of Halifax (1633-1695). Engraving by Jacobus Houbraken, 1740, after a painting attributed to Mary Beale.

Genjitsu shugisha no sentaku : sentetsu no jinsei ni manabu / Matsumoto Tadashi.

Key to the figures in the painting by J. Northcote of William of Orange, and his English wife Mary being presented with the English crown by the Marquis of Halifax. Engraving, 1790.

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William of Orange, and Mary, his English wife are presented with the English crown by the Marquis of Halifax. Line engraving by J. Parker after J. Northcote, 1790.

George Savile, Marquis of Halifax (1633-1695). Engraving by Jacobus Houbraken, 1740, after a painting attributed to Mary Beale.

Genjitsu shugisha no sentaku : sentetsu no jinsei ni manabu / Matsumoto Tadashi.

Key to the figures in the painting by J. Northcote of William of Orange, and his English wife Mary being presented with the English crown by the Marquis of Halifax. Engraving, 1790.

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