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Rocaille with the Personification of Arithmetic (Arithmetica)
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Rocaille with the Personification of Arithmetic (Arithmetica)

Jeremias Wachsmuth · 1719 - 1749 · etching; engraving; paper

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

About this work

Arithmetic (Arithmetica, Rekenkunde) sits at a writing desk with a calculation book and an inkwell. To the left, a man with an abacus. Below him, a reclining figure. Numbered 44 in the center top; 215 in the upper right.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printornamentprentrocaille ornament'Arithmetica' (~ quadrivium)'Aritmetica' (Ripa)ink-wellcounting, calculating
Credit lineRocaille met de personificatie van de Rekenkunde (Arithmetica). 1719 - 1749. Jeremias Wachsmuth. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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