Allegory on the Founding of the Holland Society of Sciences, 1752
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
Allegory on the founding of the Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen in Haarlem on 21 May 1752. Above Minerva with a portrait of the patron Prince Willem V, in the background a meeting of scientists. Below the sides of a commemorative medal with naked Truth with a sun on her head, holding a palm branch in her left hand and an olive wreath in her right hand; in the background a view of the city of Haarlem on the Spaarne, at the bottom the coat of arms of Haarlem. Reverse: two women sitting at an altar, representing Religion with a flame on her head and leaning on a Bible, and the Netherlands with a coat of arms and a liberty cap on a spear.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSimilar works
Allegory on the establishment of the Holland Society of Sciences in Haarlem
Allegory on the Founding of the Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen, 1752
Allegory on the founding of the Holland Society of Sciences, 1752
Allegorical Title Page with the Personification of France
Portrait of a man
Poetry on a pedestal in an ancient temple