William III's Lowland Wars, Melchior d'Hondecoeter
The birds and beasts stand for different countries that participated in these conflicts; goose symbolises England; cock stands for France; heron for the Netherlands; raven for Denmark; dragon for Turkey; brown eagle for Russia; William of Orange (1650-1702). Stadtholder of Holland 1672-1702, King of England, Scotland and Ireland 1689-1702;Bridgeman Images
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