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Allegorical representation with a portrait bust of Charles de Saint Denis
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Allegorical representation with a portrait bust of Charles de Saint Denis

Bernard Picart · 1724 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Portrait bust of Charles de Saint Denis, Lord of Saint Évremond, laureled by a putto. The bust is surrounded by Mars (sleeping as a reference to the end of the military career of the portraitee), Philosophy (with scepter and globe), Lust (with harp), and Father Time. In the foreground, two putti are playing chess. In the margin, a four-line poem and a five-line inscription in French.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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titelpaginaprintCharles de Saint-Évremondchess'Philosophia''Filosofia' (Ripa)crowning with laurel
Credit lineAllegorische voorstelling met portretbuste van Charles de Saint Denis. 1724. Bernard Picart. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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