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Allegory on the Governance of the Generaliteitslanden
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Allegory on the Governance of the Generaliteitslanden

Jan Caspar Philips · 1740 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Room with four women symbolizing the Generaliteitslanden and Minerva, in conversation with a member of the Council of State. In the foreground putti with maps of the areas. In the background a view of Maastricht. In the margin a six-line inscription in Dutch.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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titelpaginaprintmaps, atlasesMaastricht
Credit lineAllegorie op de beheersing van de Generaliteitslanden. 1740. Jan Caspar Philips. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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