https://earlymoderneurope.hist.sites.carleton.edu/files/original/a6db68b7d5569249d21f6f70ba0804c2.jpg 33e4eb2df69fbd3a3590d28fde225df0 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Painting Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 80.5 cm x 63 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Portrait of William III, Prince of Orange and Stadholder Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Caspar Netscher Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Adam Smart Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource c. 1680-1684 Description An account of the resource This portrait of William III represents the interesting government which developed in the Dutch Republic following its independence from Spain. William III served as stadtholder of the Seven Provinces of the Netherlands from 1672-1702. The stadholder was an administrator who was appointed by the States General, which was the national assembly of the provinces. The role of stadtholder was distinct from that of monarch, although stadtholders were generally descendants of William the Silent (Wiesner-Hanks 344-345). The absence of a monarch in the Netherlands in an age of increasing absolutism had notable economic and social implications for the republic (Wiesner-Hanks 346). William III also connects the Netherlands to a wider world of politics, as he and his wife Mary became monarchs of England, Scotland, and Ireland, in 1688 with parliamentary support. The ascension of these monarchs led to a greater constitutional basis of government in the British Isles, and the eventual formation of Great Britain under their successor, Queen Anne (Wiesner Hanks 343). Thus despite the lack of a monarch in the Netherlands, the region continued to have an influence on dynastic and monarchical politics in western Europe through figures such as William. In a period of increasing absolutism, the Netherlands both resisted the control of monarchs and was involved in other constitutional and governmental changes abroad. Works Cited: Wiesner-Hanks, Merry E. “Politics and power, 1600-1789” In Early Modern Europe, 1450-1789, 316-361. Cambridge University Press, 2013. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://www.europeana.eu/portal/en/record/90402/SK_C_194.html">https://www.europeana.eu/portal/en/record/90402/SK_C_194.html</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This image is in the Public Domain.