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Flag of France
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Flag of France, on the red cloth Saint John the Evangelist with a chalice with a snake in his left hand, a halo around his head, and an eagle at his feet holding a book in its right claw. On the red cloth, further fleur-de-lis scattered in a regular pattern. Flag on flagstaff and mast foot. Depicted on folio 11v. Part of a flag book with flags from Europe, North Africa, the Near and Far East. As the only one in the flag book, this flag has a different reverse side (NG-2018-301-9).
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineVlag van Frankrijk. 1667 - 1670. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
