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On watch with ship's telescopes
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On watch with ship's telescopes

Gerard de Lairesse · 1674 · etching; paper

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

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Jupiter and Mercury show the Dutch Maid a book with stories from Ovid’s Metamorphoses. At the left Daphne, pursued by Apollo, changes into a laurel. Next to that Coronis is transformed into a crow. The two scenes glorify the Republic’s military and naval victories under the leadership of Stadholder William III. He drove out the French and English, just as the Dutch lion here gives chase to the Gallic rooster and the English dog.

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printpropagandaprentVrede van Westminster (1654)
Credit lineAllegorie op de overwinning van de Republiek op Engeland en Frankrijk. 1674. Gerard de Lairesse. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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