Allegory on the Peace with England, 1674
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
Allegory on the Peace of Westminster with England on February 19, 1674, which ended the Third Anglo-Dutch War. In the center, the Dutch Maiden with the subdued French war god at her feet; on the left, the defeated weapons of the Bishops of Münster and Cologne. On the left, the Spanish negotiator Marquis del Fresno with the secretary Coventry at Whitehall; on the right, the personification of the Restoration of the Stadtholdership. In the background, the English and Dutch fleets with peace flags. In the sky, Mercury with the peace treaty and the angels Ephraim and Manasse. With an inscription in 3 columns detailing the publication of the peace and the explanation of the scene.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description