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Abuse of the Judiciary
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
A litigant (Litigiosus) walks up the stairs of a courthouse, followed by three female personifications carrying bags with Patience (Patientia), Impudence (Impudentia) and Money (Pecunia). At the top two judges. The print has three inscriptions (two in Latin and one in Dutch) and is part of an eight-part series on the abuses in litigation.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineMisbruik van de rechtspraak. c. 1593 - c. 1597. Karel van Mallery. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
