The Triumphal Chariot of War

Allegory on the causes and consequences of the war. The personification of War (Bellum) rides in a triumphal chariot drawn by four horses, preceded by a procession of personifications of various elements that precede the outbreak of war. From the mountains above comes a procession with heroes and famous commanders from the Old Testament. On the left, the land and sea ravaged by war. In the clouds, the personification of Victory (Victoria) with a laurel wreath. Elements in the image are indicated with numbers. In the cartouche in the upper left, a Latin text, printed on a separate plate below the print, descriptions of the image and the legends 1-36 in French and Dutch.