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Portrait and title page for the Lauenburg calendar 1781
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Portrait and title page for the Lauenburg calendar 1781

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki · 1780 · etching; paper

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

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Left: Portrait of Augustus Frederick at age 7. Right: Title page with above the text block a woman measuring the earth as personification of geometry. Below, Minerva sits against a rock, holding an olive branch.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
titelpaginaprint'Geometria' (~ quadrivium)'Geometria' (Ripa)ornament ~ medallionhistorical personsattributes of Minerva
Credit linePortret en titelpagina voor de Lauenburg kalender 1781. 1780. Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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