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King Philip V of Spain, crowned and honored
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King Philip V of Spain, crowned and honored

François Morellon La Cave · 1734 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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King Philip V of Spain, seated on a throne, is laureled by Victoria, goddess of victory. Before the throne kneels an African woman with an elephant's trunk on her head and a map of the city of Oran in Algeria in her hand. She symbolizes the Spanish conquest of Oran in 1732. The Church, with a papal tiara on its head, offers the king a chalice. Through the arched window in the background, a fleet is visible before a coast. In the foreground, putti display a cloth with a text in Latin.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printFilips V (koning van Spanje)AfricansthroneseaOran
Credit lineKoning Filips V van Spanje gelauwerd en geëerd. 1734. François Morellon La Cave. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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