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Crowned wreath with a snake / Pedestal with a crowned sword
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Crowned wreath with a snake / Pedestal with a crowned sword

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 a snake in a wreath of a palm and olive branch. On top a crown. Below a pedestal with a crowned sword. These are the devices of Richard II and Henry IV of England.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printboekillustratieHendrik IV (koning van Engeland)Richard II (koning van Engeland)snakesgarland, wreath
Credit lineGekroonde krans met slang / Sokkel met gekroond zwaard. 1666. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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