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Diogenes before a portrait of André-Hercule de Fleury
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Diogenes before a portrait of André-Hercule de Fleury

Jacob Houbraken · 1708 - 1780 · etching; brush; engraving; paper

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

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A kneeling Diogenes, with a lantern in his hand and in the background his tub, next to an unfinished portrait of André-Hercule de Fleury in an oval ornamental medallion. To the left in the foreground vegetables and in the background a tree. In the middle below handwritten two lines in Latin.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineDiogenes bij een portret van André-Hercule de Fleury. 1708 - 1780. Jacob Houbraken. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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