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Amstel Crowned by Poetry
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Amstel Crowned by Poetry

anonymous · 1712 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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A river god as a personification of the Amstel is laureled by Poetry. In her left hand she holds a paper over a burning altar. In the background a man playing a flute and a view of a river.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineAmstel gelauwerd door Poëzie. 1712. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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