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Emperor and Crying Empress with Servants in a Room
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Emperor and Crying Empress with Servants in a Room

Adolf van der Laan · 1730 · etching; paper

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

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In a room of a palace the emperor stands before the weeping empress and points to an object in his hand. Behind them servants listen. In the foreground a servant with folded hands kneels pleading before the emperor. Print marked top left and top right: Part I. - Page: 158.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printboekillustratieemperorweepingkneeling figure
Credit lineKeizer en huilende keizerin met dienaren in een vertrek. 1730. Adolf van der Laan. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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