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Allegory on the History of Great Britain with the Portrait of Isaac de Larrey
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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The personification of History, seated on the floor, writes the history of Great Britain together with the personification of Inspiration. To the right, by a pillar, the personification of Great Britain, seated on a lion. In her hands the coat of arms of Great Britain. In the foreground three putti try to hold back the winged Time, who tears and eats books. Above, the personification of Fame, blowing a trumpet, holding the portrait in an oval frame of the French historian Isaac de Larrey. In the background the city of London. The print has a French inscription.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineAllegorie op de geschiedenis van Groot-Brittannië met het portret van Isaac de Larrey. 1713. Gilliam van der Gouwen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.