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Glory
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Glory

Noach van der Meer (II) · 1778 - 1785 · etching; paper

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

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The personification of Fame points to a monument with a poem. On the monument lie the club and the lion skin of Hercules. On the left, the heroic attributes of laurel wreath, sword, helmet, and breastplate. In the foreground lie the portrait and a book with a laurel wreath.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printboekillustratieattributes of HerculesFame
Credit lineRoem. 1778 - 1785. Noach van der Meer (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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