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Cartouche with an allegory on the history of the Greeks
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Cartouche with an allegory on the history of the Greeks

Jan Caspar Philips · 1740 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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History in conversation with a woman, pointing to a sheet of paper on which various Greek cities. In the background Aeneas rescuing his father Anchises from burning Troy. In the frame of the cartouche medallions with gods of the Olympus.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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titelpaginaprint'Historia''Historia' (Ripa)
Credit lineCartouche met allegorie op de geschiedenis van de Grieken. 1740. Jan Caspar Philips. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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