History Gives Painting a Quill to Record the Histories of Dutch Monarchs, Title Page for: F. van Mieris, Histori der Nederlandsche vorsten, 1732, Allegorical representation in which History gives Painting a quill to record the histories of the Dutch monarchs. She points to a carpet on which is the Dutch Virgin, accompanied by Freedom, Faith, Thetis, Mars and Mercury and along the edges medallions in which are portraits of Dutch monarchs. In the left background, a battle. With a six-line caption in French. print maker: Bernard Picart, (mentioned on object), after own design by: Bernard Picart, (mentioned on object), publisher: Pieter de Hondt, The Hague, 1732, paper, engraving, etching, height 342 mm x width 218 mm.