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Industry and Prudence
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Industry and Prudence

anonymous · 1700 - 1750 · etching; engraving; paper

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

About this work

The personifications Industry, with beehive and oil lamp, and Prudence, with mirror, sit next to each other. Mercury holds up a curtain. Ships in the background. On the left in the foreground a monogram on a paper.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
handelsetiketprintPrudence, 'Prudentia'sailing-ship, sailing-boatCarefulness, Diligence'Diligenza' (Ripa)
Credit lineIJver en Voorzichtigheid. 1700 - 1750. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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