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Apollo crowns Terentius
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Apollo crowns Terentius

Bernard Picart · 1716 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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The writer Terence, accompanied by the muse Thalia, hands his comedies to the personification of the Roman public. He holds the liberty cap in his hand. Apollo crowns the writer. In the foreground the she-wolf with Remus and Romulus. In the margin a four-line inscription in French.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineApollo lauwert Terentius. 1716. Bernard Picart. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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