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Tribute to Utility
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Tribute to Utility

Reinier Vinkeles (I) · 1785 - 1818 · etching; plakken; engraving; paper

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

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One of the Muses (the Muse of song or theater) with a laurel wreath and lyre gives a book roll, trumpet, and mask to the personification of Utility: a woman with an oak branch in her hand and ears of corn on her head. Next to her stands a sheep. This print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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titelpaginaprintalbumbladUtility, Usefulness'Utilità' (Ripa)title-pagesingle Muses
Credit lineHulde aan Nuttigheid. 1785 - 1818. Reinier Vinkeles (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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