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Rock Cut Off from the Mountain / Pegasus
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Rock Cut Off from the Mountain / Pegasus

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, a hand in the clouds cuts off a piece of a mountain with a sword. Below, the flying horse Pegasus and a small lion. These are the devices of John I and Henry of Portugal (possibly Henry the Navigator).

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printboekillustratieJohan II (koning van Portugal)Pegasus, the winged horserocks
Credit lineRots van de berg afgesneden / Pegasus. 1666. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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