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Palmerin Knighted and Palmerin before the Emperor
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Palmerin, the unrecognized son of Princess Griane and Prince Florendas, grows up in a peasant family. Through a dream he is aware of his princely origin and he begs Florendas (who does not know that he has his son before him) to make him a knight. During the ceremony (left), a young woman enters with a helmet and a shining shield. On the shield is an arm with the same sign as Palmerin bears on his cheek. Next to Palmerin and Florendas stands the small man Urbande. After numerous adventures, Palmerin arrives at the court of the emperor (right), where he is helped out of his armor by the emperor's wife and Polinarde, their daughter.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit linePalmerin tot ridder geslagen en Palmerin voor de keizer. 1784. Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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