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Allegorical Representation with Lovers
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Allegorical Representation with Lovers

Bernard Picart · 1721 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Amor shoots his arrows down from a cloud. He aims them at the hearts of lovers. In the center a woman secretly passes a love letter to her maid. In the background a man jumps out of a window. In the margin a six-line caption in French.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
titelprentprintCupid handling his weaponscouple of loverslover with love-letter
Credit lineAllegorische voorstelling met liefdesparen. 1721. Bernard Picart. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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