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Allegory on Carthage
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Allegory on Carthage

Jan Caspar Philips · 1749 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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A general and the personification of Carthage debate over a globe. In a niche a statue of Saturn. Left in the background the Carthaginian people. The representation is enclosed in a cartouche crowned by a medal with the portrait of the Carthaginian army commander Hannibal Barca.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
titelpaginaprintHannibal BarkasSaturn as patronglobeCarthago
Credit lineAllegorie op Carthago. 1749. Jan Caspar Philips. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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