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Allegorical representation on the occasion of the marriage of Aernout van Citters and Sara Jacoba Ockerse
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Allegorical representation on the occasion of the marriage of Aernout van Citters and Sara Jacoba Ockerse

Jan Punt · 1737 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Allegorical representation made for the wedding of Aernout van Citters and Sara Jacoba Ockerse, married in Middelburg on 2 April 1737. The marriage god Hymen receives the couple and their retinue and leads them to the altar in a temple. In the sky putti with a cornucopia and Fame. The representation is framed in an ornamental border, crowned with the coats of arms of the couple, and on the plinth Liberty and a river god.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
marriage printprint(story of) Hymen(aeus)river-godsFameFreedom, Liberty'Libertà' (Ripa)couple of lovers
Credit lineAllegorische voorstelling ter gelegenheid van het huwelijk van Aernout van Citters en Sara Jacoba Ockerse. 1737. Jan Punt. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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