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Female personification of America as a woman with a feather headdress and bow and arrow sitting on a caiman
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Female personification of America as a woman with a feather headdress and bow and arrow sitting on a caiman

Cornelis van Dalen (II) · 1648 - 1664 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Female personification of America, as a woman with a headdress of feathers and arrow and bow sitting on a caiman or crocodile. She dries her tears and mourns, as the title suggests.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineVrouwelijke personificatie van Amerika als vrouw met hoofdtooi van veren en pijl en boog zittend op kaaiman. 1648 - 1664. Cornelis van Dalen (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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