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Allegorical Equestrian Portrait of Louis XIV, King of France
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Allegorical Equestrian Portrait of Louis XIV, King of France

Gerard Edelinck · 1677 · engraving; paper

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

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Lower part of an engraving with an allegory on the victory of King Louis XIV. Monsters and personifications of defeated opponents and conquered vices, trampled by the horse of Louis XIV. The text refers to the treatise by J. N. Colbert, Sorbonne, December 30, 1677.

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Credit lineAllegorisch ruiterportret van Lodewijk XIV, koning van Frankrijk. 1677. Gerard Edelinck. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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