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Allegory on American Liberty
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Allegory on American Liberty

Simon Fokke · 1780 - 1782 · etching; paper

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

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Allegorical representation of the independence of America. Personification of America seated on a throne before which a statue of Liberty is being erected. Part of a group of illustrations with small allegories on the political situation in the year 1780.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printAmerica represented allegorically'America' (Ripa)Freedom, Liberty'Libertà' (Ripa)Amerikaanse vrijheidsoorlog
Credit lineAllegorie op de Amerikaanse vrijheid. 1780 - 1782. Simon Fokke. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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