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Allegorical Portrait of Gaspard de Guzmán, Count of Olivares and Duke of San Lucar
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Allegorical Portrait of Gaspard de Guzmán, Count of Olivares and Duke of San Lucar

Paulus Pontius · 1616 - 1657 · engraving; paper

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

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Portrait of Gaspard de Guzmán, Count of Olivares and Duke of San Lucar, framed by a border crowned with the ouroboros (the snake biting its own tail). On the pedestal are a coat of arms and a twelve-line poem in Latin, in two columns. On each side sit angels with the attributes of Minerva (left) and Hercules (right). The print has a Latin title.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineAllegorisch portret van Gaspard de Gusmán, graaf van Olivares en hertog van San Lucar. 1616 - 1657. Paulus Pontius. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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