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A Crown and a Laurel Wreath
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A Crown and a Laurel Wreath

Jacques Callot · 1625 - 1629 · letterpress printing; etching; paper

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

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Representation of a crown held in the air by a cherub's head, above a laurel wreath held by two hands. Latin and French texts in letterpress above and below this print. This sheet is part of the emblem series 'Life of Mary in Emblems'. The first state of this series comprises, in addition to a title page and 26 emblems, three sheets with hymns to Mary in letterpress without images.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printcognizancetrees: laurel
Credit lineEen kroon en een lauwerkrans. 1625 - 1629. Jacques Callot. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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