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Triumphal arch for the inauguration of Emperor Charles VI as Duke of Lorraine and Brabant in Brussels, 1717
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Arch of triumph and scaffold for fireworks at the inauguration of Emperor Charles VI as Duke of Lorraine, Brabant, and Limburg, erected on the Grote Markt in front of the Town Hall in Brussels on 11 October 1717. Triumphal arch decorated with allegorical scenes and portraits of predecessors. On the sides, two series of cartouches with the subjects of the scenes of historical events with Latin inscriptions.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineErepoort voor de inhuldiging van keizer Karel VI als hertog van Lotharingen en Brabant te Brussel, 1717. 1717. Jan Baptist Berterham. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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