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Game of Virtue
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Game of Virtue

Jan Gerritsz. Visser · 1798 · letterpress printing; etching; cardboard; paper

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

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A building with four Ionic columns and a pediment in which on the left the personification of Prosperity with a horn of plenty with coins and a branch with oak leaves. To the left and right of her medallions with personifications of Honesty, Gratitude, Faithfulness, Love and Generosity. Below them representations of Greed, Pride and Laziness. In the center the winged Virtue with a spear, a laurel wreath and a horn of plenty. She sits on a pedestal upon which Vice tramples the tables with the Ten Commandments and a child. To the right stands the ragged Poverty with a child on her arm between medallions with Friendship, Obedience, Justice, Diligence and Humility. Below representations of Deceit, Disobedience and Ingratitude. Below the representation the regulations in Dutch. In a grey-black frame of decorative paper. Subject categories within the Atlas Zeden en Gewoonten: Games and Entertainment; parlor games, board games and the like.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineSpel der Deugd. 1798. Jan Gerritsz. Visser. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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