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Eagle with an arrow on a scroll / Eagle and laurel wreath
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Eagle with an arrow on a scroll / Eagle and laurel wreath

anonymous · 1666 · letterpress printing; engraving; paper

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

About this work

An emblem with two representations. Above, an eagle with an arrow on a scroll. Below, an eagle flies in the clouds towards a laurel wreath. These are devices of Emperor Rudolf II.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printboekillustratiepredatory birds: eaglegarland, wreatharcher's weapons: arrow
Credit lineAdelaar met een pijl op een banderol / Adelaar en lauwerkrans. 1666. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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