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Minerva with a mace for the university town of Harderwijk
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Minerva (Pallas Athene) sits on a throne, holding a spear in one hand and a mace in the other; beside her a pedestal with the coat of arms of Gelderland, surmounted by a doctoral cap and a bull. In the background, Harderwijk. The frame of the representation includes four coats of arms: on the left above, Zutphen; in the middle, the coat of arms of Nijmegen; on the right above, the coat of arms of Arnhem; on the pillar, the coat of arms of Harderwijk. Title page of dissertations published since 1756 at the University of Harderwijk (the Gelderse University).
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineMinerva met pedelstaf voor universiteitsstad Harderwijk. 1756. Jacob van der Schley. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
