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Allegorical representation with the bust of Pierre-Jean Mariette
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Allegorical depiction with three women, one of whom holds a chalk holder, another leafing through a folder of prints, and a third writing with a quill pen using Father Time's back as support. Also a man with a torch and a putto with a rooster. On the right the bust of the collector Pierre-Jean Mariette.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineAllegorische voorstelling met de buste van Pierre-Jean Mariette. 1775. Pierre Philippe Choffard. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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