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Allegorical representation on the occasion of the marriage of Gijsbert Antwerpen Verbrugge van Freyhoff and Maria Hooft
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Allegorical representation on the occasion of the marriage of Gijsbert Antwerpen Verbrugge van Freyhoff and Maria Hooft

Jan Caspar Philips · 1742 · etching; engraving; paper

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Allegorical representation made on the occasion of the marriage of Gijsbert Antwerpen Verbrugge van Freyhoff and Maria Hooft, married in Amsterdam on 1 December 1741. Garden with a bride and groom, accompanied by the river gods of the Meuse and the IJ. The man hands his bride a ring. On the grass sit two putti with a sheet of paper on which the names of the couple. On a cloud Love (Caritas), with a laurel wreath to crown the couple, and a putto with a portrait medallion and a coat of arms. To the right two putti hanging a coat of arms on which the interwoven initials of the couple are attached to a tree. In the background a temple, where a putto flies in to light a flame on the altar.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineAllegorische voorstelling ter gelegenheid van het huwelijk van Gijsbert Antwerpen Verbrugge van Freyhoff en Maria Hooft. 1742. Jan Caspar Philips. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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