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History of a Royal Official in Persia; Time with the Mexicans
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History of a Royal Official in Persia; Time with the Mexicans

Romeyn de Hooghe · 1682 - 1733 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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View in two parts. Left: the king of Persia gives his clothes to a court official. The man guarded the king's treasury but was accused of theft. The king then checked the treasury and searched the man's house. In a locked room the man kept all his possessions he had before he got his position. The room turned out to be completely empty. The right view shows, among others, a painter in Mexico and a time wheel. Behind it is shown how the Mexicans on the last day of a time wheel break all pots. Above it a new beginning is celebrated. With a legend in Dutch and French. The print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineHistorie van een rijksbediende in Perzië; Tijd bij de Mexicanen. 1682 - 1733. Romeyn de Hooghe. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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