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Allegory on the Peace of Crépy
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Allegory on the Peace of Crépy

Gerard de Lairesse · 1670 - 1680 · etching; paper

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

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Allegory on the Peace of Crépy, concluded on 18 September 1544 in Crépy between Francis I of France and Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire. A coat of arms is draped with the Order of the Golden Fleece and held by a crowned double-headed eagle. In its right claw the eagle holds a rooster that spits out the French lily. Above and below the eagle are scrolls with Latin text. At the very bottom of the print a depiction of a landscape.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printdouble-headed eagle'Pace' (Ripa)armorial bearing, heraldryVrede van Crépy (1544)
Credit lineAllegorie op de vrede van Crépy. 1670 - 1680. Gerard de Lairesse. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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