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Allegorical representation with putti and a bust of C.F. Gellert
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Allegorical representation with putti and a bust of C.F. Gellert

Reinier Vinkeles (I) · 1785 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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In a landscape on the left a portrait bust of the writer Christian Furchtegott Gellert on a pedestal and two putti with a garland. On the right a putto, possibly representing Poetry, sits on books and writes. Behind them two putti and a veiled naked woman on clouds.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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titelpaginaprintChristian Fürchtegott Gellert
Credit lineAllegorische voorstelling met putti en buste van C.F. Gellert. 1785. Reinier Vinkeles (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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