Allegory of the attempts by orthodox Protestants to persuade King William III not to ratify the passed Primary Education Act, August 1857 Sheet with several smaller scenes, including the kneeling Dutch Virgin in the Dutch Garden with an empty throne, King William III in the clouds, a reference to Thorbecke, and competing Protestant and Catholic clergy At bottom a four-line verse, Allegory of the attempts by orthodox Protestants to persuade the King not to ratify the passed Primary Education Act, 1857, print maker: anonymous, publisher: W.J.A. Mulder, (mentioned on object), print maker: Netherlands, publisher: Utrecht, 1857, paper, h 490 mm × w 625 mm