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Personifications of the Austrian Netherlands and France
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Personifications of the Austrian Netherlands and France

Jan Wandelaar · 1757 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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In the center sits the personification of the Austrian Netherlands with a mural crown and a liberty staff with a cap. She holds an open book with the shortened title. At her feet lies a lion with a bundle of arrows. Behind her on the left, a woman plays a harp and another woman writes in a book. On the other side of the open book sits the personification of France with a crown, a scepter, and a rooster at her feet. Behind them flies Mercury with his caduceus, an envelope, and a key.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit linePersonificaties van de Oostenrijkse Nederlanden en Frankrijk. 1757. Jan Wandelaar. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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