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Armored Arm with Sword / Woman with Three Palm Branches
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Armored Arm with Sword / Woman with Three Palm Branches

anonymous · 1666 · letterpress printing; engraving; paper

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

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An emblem with two representations. Above an armoured arm holding a sword. The sword leans with its handle on a book. Below stands a woman with three palm branches and a half-moon between the armor. These are the devices of Emperor Frederick III and his wife Eleonora Helena of Portugal.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printboekillustratieFrederik III (Rooms-Duits keizer)Eleonora Helena van Portugalarms
Credit lineGeharnaste arm met zwaard / Vrouw met drie palmtakken. 1666. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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