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Vignette with the personification of Prayer
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Vignette with the personification of Prayer

Jacob Folkema · 1723 - 1767 · letterpress printing; etching; paper

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

About this work

Vignette with the portrait of Prayer in an architectural frame in which at the bottom a winged cartouche with a burning heart is depicted. Prayer is veiled, kneels in prayer with a censer in her hand and holds a heart pressed against her breast. The print is part of a series of book illustrations on virtues and vices.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineVignet met de personificatie van het Gebed. 1723 - 1767. Jacob Folkema. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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