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Allegory on the Province of Gelderland
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Allegory on the Province of Gelderland

Jan Caspar Philips · 1741 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Landscape with the Gelderland Maiden in conversation with the city maiden of Nijmegen. At their feet a putto with the map of the province. To the right in the foreground a river god as personification of the rivers Meuse, Waal, Rhine and IJssel. In the background a view of the Waal and Nijmegen. In the margin a seven-line inscription in Dutch.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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titelpaginaprintmaps, atlasesprovincial)city represented symbolicallyMaasIJsselWaal (rivier)
Credit lineAllegorie op de provincie Gelderland. 1741. Jan Caspar Philips. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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