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Imposter with the print 'Wrath and Despair Leading Amor to the Grave of Gerard de Lairesse'
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Peasant trickery or trompe-l'oeil consisting of fifteen sheets with as background a wallpaper of red squares and green leaves. In the middle the print 'Wrath and Despair lead Amor towards the grave of Gerard de Lairesse'. Bottom left the print 'View of the city walls of Cologne' by Wenceslaus Hollar. Around it title pages, sea views, and landscapes. Subject categories within the Atlas of Manners and Customs: Fine Arts, Deceivers.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineSchijnbedrieger met de prent Woede en Wanhoop trekken Amor richting het graf van Gerard de Lairesse. 1764 - 1800. D.F. Robart. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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