Arkivism
Personification of Charity
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Personification of Charity

Arnold Houbraken · 1710 - 1719 · etching; engraving; paper

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

About this work

A female figure as personification of charity, with a compass in her right hand and a necklace and coins in her left hand of which some are falling down. In the background a man gives an alms to a kneeling figure. Print from a series of 41 emblems.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit linePersonificatie van de liefdadigheid. 1710 - 1719. Arnold Houbraken. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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