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Figurative emblems
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Sheet with 12 depictions of allegorical figures. Under each depiction a four-line verse, above each image a title. Numbered at the top right: No. 17.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineFiguurlyke zinnebeelden. 1831 - 1854. Rynders, Erven H.. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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