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Allegory on the administration of justice
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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A man kneels and presents a petition or indictment to a royal judge, who refuses to accept the paper. Below the image, two four-line Latin verses about the judge being guided by law rather than tears or pleas. The print is part of an album.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineAllegorie op de rechtspraak. 1605. Willem Isaacsz. van Swanenburg. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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