Romeyn de Hooghe. Departure of His Royal Highness for England, on 11 November 1688 — Arrival of His Royal Highness the Prince of Orange in England, on 15 and 16 November 1688.

Engraver: Romeyn de Hooghe [Hooge] (Dutch, 1645–1708)
Draughtsman: Hekhuisen (Dutch, fl. late 17th century)
Publisher: Aart Dirksz. Oosaan (Dutch, fl. late 17th century, Amsterdam)
Title:
Dutch: Vertrek van S.K.H. na Engeland, den 11 Nov. 1688 — Aenkomst van S.K.H.D.P. van Orangie in Engeland, den 15. en 16. Nov. 1688
French: Départ de S.A.R. pour Angleterre, le 11 Nov. 1688 — Arrivement de S.A.R. en Angleterre le 15. et 16. No. 1688
English per Landwehr: Willem III setting sail – November 11th and his arrival in Brixham (Torbay) – November 15/16th 1688.
English per V&A: The departure of William III, Prince of Orange, from Holland and his arrival in the harbour of Brixham in England.
Date: 17 November 1688
Medium & Physical description: Line engraving; ink on paper; sheet 473 × 560 mm; glued to cardboard.

TOP REGISTER:
– Centre:
VERTREK VAN S.K.H. NA ENGELAND, den 11 Nov. 1688. | DÉPART DE S.A.R. POUR ANGLETERRE, Le 11 No. 1688. [ ] No. I

– Legend (letters):
 Left: A. het Diep van Hetvoet. B. Goereese Gat. C. Quaks Diep.
Right: A. le Diep de Hetvoet. B. l’embouchure de Goeree. C. Quaks Diep.

BOTTOM REGISTER: – Centre: AENKOMST VAN S.K.H.D.P. VAN ORANGIE IN ENGELAND, den 15. en 16. Nov. 1688. | ARRIVEMENT DE S.A.R. EN ANGLETERRE le 15. et 16. No. 1688. — [ ] No. II.

– Legend (letters):
 Left: A. Lak van Tauthorn. B. Bay van Exceter. C. Inham van Brixham. Right: A. Plaine de Tauton. B. Baye d’Exceter. C. Port de Brixham.

MIDDLE REGISTER: – Centre, medallion inscription: W. HENR. D.G. PR. AUR. FID. ET. LIB. RESTIT. | JE MAINTIENDRAY. — Wilhelmus Henricus Dei Gratia Princeps Auraniae Fidei et Libertatis Restitutor (William Henry, by the Grace of God, Prince of Orange, Restorer of Faith and Liberty). Je maintiendray — I will maintain (motto of the House of Orange-Nassau).

– Left: legend to upper scene (No. I), numbers 1-15 in Dutch; below – in French. – Right: legend to bottom scene (No. II), numbers 1-25 in Dutch; below – in French.

BOTTOM MARGIN:
 Left: R. de Hooge f. (Romeyn de Hooghe fecit)
 Centre: A.D. Oosaan exc. Amstelod. (A.D. Oosaan published [this] in Amsterdam)
 Right: Hekhuisen Ing. ad viv. del. 17 Nov. 1688 (Drawn from life by Hekhuisen, 17 November 1688).

Description:
Two panoramic scenes by Romeyn de Hooghe commemorating the departure of William of Orange from the Dutch Republic and his landing in Brixham (Torbay) during the Glorious Revolution of 1688. The upper register depicts the embarkation from Brielle on 11 November 1688; the lower register shows the landing on the English coast on 15–16 November 1688. Each scene is accompanied by detailed bilingual legends identifying geographical features, ships, regiments, and notable individuals. At the centre, an oval portrait of William III is flanked by allegorical figures and military trophies.

Shortly after he acceded to the English throne in 1685, King James II Stuart converted to Roman Catholicism. Fearing that James would ally himself with the Republic’s Catholic enemy, King Louis XIV of France, and launch a joint attack on the Dutch Republic, Stadholder William III secretly prepared a military expedition against his brother-in-law. On 15 November 1688, William landed near Brixham with fifty warships and more than 14,000 soldiers, initiating the campaign against the English king. Romeyn de Hooghe, the engraver, travelled in William’s entourage; the design is by Hekhuisen.

A coloured impression of this print was published in the Atlas van der Hagen, a lavishly illustrated seventeenth-century atlas comprising manuscript and printed maps, charts, views, and topographical prints, compiled for the States General of the Netherlands and now preserved in the Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague.

Historical context:
Invited by English politicians and military leaders to depose King James II, William landed at Torbay on 15–16 November 1688 with some 14,000 troops. He adopted a defensive stance while James’s support collapsed, leading to William and Mary’s joint coronation in April 1689.

References:
John Landwehr, Romeyn de Hooghe, the etcher: Contemporary portrayal of Europe 1662–1707. — Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff; Dobbs Ferry (NY): Oceana, 1973 [LIB-2550.2020], p. 147:
 • vSt2742 FM2713a H142 — Willem III setting sail – November 11th and his arrival in Brixham (Torbay) – November 15/16th 1688 — R. de Hooge f.; Hekhuisen ad viv. del.; A.D. Oosaan exc. Amstelod., 17 Nov. 1688 (first state) — present impression.
 • vSt2742 FM2713b — without Hekhuisen’s name and A.D. Oosaan imprint; address J. Covens en Mortier, in: De Larrey, Geschiedenis van Engelandt…, 1728–1730, Vol. IV (1730).

Victoria & Albert Museum, London, accession number E.9-1965; Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1965. London: HMSO, 1966. Holl.D.142.