Prince of Orange stadholder 1749

In 1748 the war of the Austrian succession raged in Europe. The situation was very precarious for Maastricht with the French troops so close at hand. Therefore, the enthusiasm was great when it was announced that prince Willem Friso had been appointed as stadtholder Willem IV. A splendid orange feast was celebrated. The town hall was decorated with candles, flambeaus and the portrait of the stadtholder, with the following text underneath: "Here stands the happy image of the noble Orange, whom the wounded Netherlands have chosen as their guardian. Fear no more; he, victor and avenger through God's help, will save the fatherland after so many dangers." 
So expectations were high but alas to no avail, because Maastricht was conquered by the French. Yet, the prince remained very popular, and after the war in 1751 he received a royal welcome.

There was great sadness - mentioned in the chronicles - when the prince died only two weeks later. I it is therefore clear which PRINS OF ORANGE STADHOLDER can be seen on the gable stone of Boschstraat 57.
Willem IV, by the way, was also depicted on the sign of a baker at Grote Staat 45, who reputedly baked the best bread in town.
Anyone who visits Maaseik, Belgium, can see an almost identical stone at Markt 36: same image, same frame. Only very small details differ, as does the caption. The stone is called IN THE PRINCE OF LIEGE 1664. According to the year this stone is more than 80 years older than the  one in Maastricht, so it cannot be by the same stone mason. However, the four city pumps at the Markt in Maaseik were made by Jasper de Liege in 1742. Did he perhaps model the stone in Maastricht after the stone in Hasselt? In any case, the same image must have been used for both stones.

Another scenario is also conceivable. Many of the Maaseik stones seem old, but are the modern stone version of an earlier house name and are predated with a nice year.
Is this possibly also the case with the PRINCE OF LIEGE? If so, the Maastricht stone could well have been the model for its Maaseik double, just like the golden pig at Bosstraat, which is almost identical to the golden pig at the  Markt  in Maastricht.