Allegory on the ratification of the Peace of Nijmegen, 1678

Allegory on the ratification of the Peace of Nijmegen on 20 September 1678. In the center, a pillar with Peace, the arms of Spain, France, and the Republic, and portrait medallions of eight princes. On the right in the foreground, the Dutch Maiden, Justice, and Prudence drive away War, Envy, and Avarice. On the left, Strength banishes Hypocrisy; in the foreground, Painting lies defeated. Mercury steps with the book Credit under his arm towards two female personifications of the VOC and WIC. In the background on the left, Neptune, and on the right, a procession of marching war invalids and other victims. Under the print, a text sheet is attached with a description of the scene in three columns in Dutch.