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King Philip

1493 · letterpress printing; plakken; houtsnede; paper

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

About this work

A flower-shaped cartouche with a king, facing right. The man holds an orb and a scepter. The image is part of the sequence of Syrian kings in the Liber Chronicarum. The text identifies him as the last king of Syria, named Philip. It possibly refers to Philip II Philoromaeus. The print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

print boekillustratie albumblad king

Credit lineKoning Philip. 1493. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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