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Lyre with laurel wreath and liberty cap
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Lyre with laurel wreath and liberty cap

Jacob Ernst Marcus · 1813 · etching; paper

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

About this work

A lyre upon which a liberty cap on a spear and a laurel wreath, surrounded by attributes belonging to the visual arts: painter's palette with brushes, sculpted bust, hammer and chisel and sheets of paper and also a trumpet and flowers. The whole is situated on a cloud layer, with a halo in the background. Under the cloud layer a whip and chains.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineLier met lauwerkrans en vrijheidshoed. 1813. Jacob Ernst Marcus. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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