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Allegory on the history of Great Britain with the portrait of Isaac de Larrey
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Allegory on the history of Great Britain with the portrait of Isaac de Larrey

Gilliam van der Gouwen · 1713 · etching; engraving; paper

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 together with the personification of Inspiration the history of Great Britain. To the right by a pillar the personification of Great Britain, seated on a lion. In her hands the coat of arms of England, used by Charles II and James II. 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. She wears the portrait in an oval frame of the French historian Isaac de Larrey. In the background the city of London. In the lower margin a four-line French text.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineAllegorie op de geschiedenis van Groot-Brittannië met het portret van Isaac de Larrey. 1713. Gilliam van der Gouwen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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