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Allegorical Title Page with Clio
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Allegorical Title Page with Clio

Bernard Picart · 1731 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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A young nobleman sits next to Clio, the muse of history. She points with her left hand to a book on the history of Europe. With the other hand she points to the scene in the background. Fortuna, Love, and Death fly above a lively crowd. In the margin a six-line inscription in French.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineAllegorische titelpagina met Clio. 1731. Bernard Picart. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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