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History Seated on a Throne
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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The female personification of History sits on a stone throne and writes with a quill in a book. On either side of the throne stand Mercury and a woman hanging garlands with medals on a palm and a laurel tree. On the pedestal of the throne a reference to the Rape of Europa.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineGeschiedenis zittend op een troon. 1640. Cornelis Galle (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
