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Personification of Night
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Personification of Night

Maximilian Joseph Limpach · 1714 · etching; paper

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

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The personification of Night in a chariot drawn by two owls. Night holds a staff with flowers around which a winged figure is coiled. The winged figure holds an oil lamp, next to which a bat hovers. Numbered upper left: no. 72.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printornamentprentflying mammals: batowls
Credit linePersonificatie van de nacht. 1714. Maximilian Joseph Limpach. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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