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Memorial Column for Hendrik Danielsz. Hooft, 1794
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Memorial Column for Hendrik Danielsz. Hooft, 1794

anonymous · 1794 · etching; paper

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

About this work

Allegorical monument to Hendrik Danielsz. Hooft, former burgomaster of Amsterdam, who died on 31 August 1794. Monument in a landscape with trees and a meadow with a church in the background to the right. A kneeling patriot, a weeping Amsterdam city maiden, and a standing Hercules are near the monument. An eight-line verse on the monument and a three-line caption on the death and burial.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineGedenkzuil voor Hendrik Danielsz. Hooft, 1794. 1794. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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