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Elisabetta Farnese in the lying-in chamber
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Elisabetta Farnese in the lying-in chamber

Leonard Schenk · 1727 · etching; paper

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

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Elisabetta Farnese, Queen of Spain, lies in the lying-in bed. The lady-in-waiting by her bedside shows her newborn son, Louis Anthony. On the left, some visitors enter the room. On the right stands Philip V. Bottom left, a two-line text in Dutch with an explanation of the scene, and right, a comparable explanation in Latin.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineElisabetta Farnese in het kraambed. 1727. Leonard Schenk. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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