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Commemorative Allegory on the University of Amsterdam, 1632-1832
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Commemorative Allegory on the University of Amsterdam, 1632-1832

Jan Baptist Tetar van Elven · 1832 · steel engraving; paper

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

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Allegory on the second centenary (1632-1832) of the Athenaeum Illustre in Amsterdam, celebrated 10-12 January 1832. Around a monument in honor of the University of Amsterdam, various personifications and the patroness of educational institutions, Minerva, are standing. On the pedestal, the crowned coat of arms of Amsterdam, in front of which various scientific attributes. Behind the monument, laurel wreaths are being held up. Father Time looks down from the sky.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineHerdenkings-allegorie op de Universiteit van Amsterdam, 1632-1832. 1832. Jan Baptist Tetar van Elven. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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