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Allegorical Title Page with the Portrait of the Writer Edward Simson
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Allegorical Title Page with the Portrait of the Writer Edward Simson

Jan Wandelaar · 1729 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Minerva sits next to History and looks over her shoulder at the book in which she writes. History looks up at three allegorical female figures (Truth, Poetry and a third figure). Behind them Father Time, Fame and a two-headed figure who with a chisel strikes an inscription in a pyramid. In the sky fly four putti, with symbols of eternity in their hands, carrying the portrait of the writer Edward Simson.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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titelpaginaprintEdward SimsonEternity, 'Aeternitas''Poesia' (Ripa)'Historia''Historia' (Ripa)
Credit lineAllegorische titelpagina met het portret van schrijver Edward Simson. 1729. Jan Wandelaar. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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