A 1901
etching of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, based on an 1898 painting of her in her
coronation robe. Having assumed the throne at the age of ten after the death of her father,
King William III, Wilhemina ruled for fifty-eight years (1890–1948), longer than any other
Dutch monarch. In 1948 she abdicated in favor of her daughter
Juliana, thereafter making few public appearances until the country was devastated by the
North Sea flood of 1953.Engraver: George J. Verbeck, after Thérèse van Duyl Schwarze Restoration:
Lise Broer
A 1901
etching of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, based on an 1898 painting of her in her
coronation robe. Having assumed the throne at the age of ten after the death of her father,
King William III, Wilhemina ruled for fifty-eight years (1890–1948), longer than any other
Dutch monarch. In 1948 she abdicated in favor of her daughter
Juliana, thereafter making few public appearances until the country was devastated by the
North Sea flood of 1953.Engraver: George J. Verbeck, after Thérèse van Duyl Schwarze Restoration:
Lise Broer