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Allegory on North Africa and Malta
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Allegory on North Africa and Malta

Carel Jacob de Huyser · 1786 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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In front of a monument, bearing an image of St George and the Dragon, an armored man is offered a garment with the Maltese cross by a kneeling man. Foreground left two donkeys and two sheep. Background left a ship and sea, with men bound and enslaved in front of it.

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Credit lineAllegorie op Noord-Afrika en Malta. 1786. Carel Jacob de Huyser. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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