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Portrait of L. van Zwijndregt
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Portrait of L. van Zwijndregt

Theodorus de Roode · 1783 - 1787 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Allegorical portrait of L. van Zwijndregt, possibly the Rotterdammer Leonardus van Zwijndregt. In front of the portrait the young Hercules defeats the Rebellion (depicted as a multi-headed monster). Below the image a laudatory poem on a heroic deed of Van Zwijndregt.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printLeonardus van ZwijndregtGorgoneion, head of Medusa
Credit linePortret van L. van Zwijndregt. 1783 - 1787. Theodorus de Roode. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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