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Allegory on Louis XIV (upper part)
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Allegory on Louis XIV (upper part)

François de Poilly (I) · 1668 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Thesis by Jean-Baptiste Colbert de Seignelay dedicated to Louis XIV. Fama blows the trumpet and Hercules rides in the king's chariot. In the background a fountain with personifications of French rivers is under construction.

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printornamental fountainFameking
Credit lineAllegorie op Lodewijk XIV (bovenste deel). 1668. François de Poilly (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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