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City Maiden of Amsterdam in the harbour
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City Maiden of Amsterdam in the harbour

Jan Goeree · 1680 - 1731 · engraving; paper

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

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In the foreground the City Maiden of Amsterdam. In front of her a putto lies drawing a map. Two nymphs show the city maiden rolls of printed cloth. In the air Mercury flies with rolls of printed cloth in hand. In the background merchants on a quay in Amsterdam.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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titelpaginaprintharbourcity represented symbolicallyAmsterdam
Credit lineStedenmaagd van Amsterdam in de haven. 1680 - 1731. Jan Goeree. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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