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The City of Dole presents a wreath to Philip IV
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The City of Dole presents a wreath to Philip IV

Cornelis Galle (I) · 1638 · engraving; paper

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

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The personification of the city of Dole, a kneeling woman with the city coat of arms, presents a wreath of ears of corn to Philip IV. Philip IV receives the wreath; he sits on a throne with a baton of command in his hand. Behind the city of Dole stands a young man symbolizing the restoration of the city after the siege. Below the coat of arms of the House of Habsburg and to the right the motto of the city of Dole: Iustitia et armis.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineStad Dole overhandigt Filips IV een krans. 1638. Cornelis Galle (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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