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Monument to Theodorus van Swinderen
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Monument to Theodorus van Swinderen

Jan Baptist Tetar van Elven · 1832 · lithography; paper; chine collé

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

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A group of people has gathered in front of a monument for the school inspector Theodorus van Swinderen. A young man is in the process of completing the monument with an inscription. This is being dictated to him by a teacher standing next to the pedestal. A woman with two children at her skirts points to the portrait in the medallion, held by a putto blowing a trumpet. Behind them lie objects referring to science, such as a globe and books. Further along the path, a group of men stands, one of whom points to a dome in the distance; the Temple of Immortality. Below the image, a four-line caption.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineMonument voor Theodorus van Swinderen. 1832. Jan Baptist Tetar van Elven. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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