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Dice Game with Rules of Play
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Dice Game with Rules of Play

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

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

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Above personifications of virtues and vices in a classical building with Ionic columns and a pediment. To the left the personification of Prosperity with a horn with coins and a branch with possibly oak leaves. To the left and right of her medallions with personifications of Honesty, Gratitude, Faith, Love and Charity. Below that representations of Greed, Pride and Laziness. In the middle the winged Virtue with a spear, a laurel wreath and a cornucopia. She enthrones on a raised platform where Vice, who tramples the tables with the ten commandments and a child, possibly as a symbol of innocence. To the right stands Poverty in rags with a child on her arm between medallions with Friendship, Obedience, Justice, Zeal and Humility. Below representations of Deceit, Disobedience and Ingratitude. At the bottom the regulations, the rules of the game, in Dutch and French.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineDobbelspel met spelregels. 1798. Jan Gerritsz. Visser. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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