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Pride with the Devil as a Maid
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Pride with the Devil as a Maid

Jan Luyken · 1699 · etching; paper

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

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In the foreground the personification Pride, with peacock crown, mirror and elegant dress. The devil is her maid and carries her train. Upon seeing the devil's claw which Pride hides under her dress, three persons flee away.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printboekillustratiePridedevil(s) and demonsflight, running awaypursuing
Credit lineHovaardigheid met de duivel als dienstmaagd. 1699. Jan Luyken. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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