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Design for a book cover set with precious stones
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Design for a book cover set with precious stones

Frédéric-Jules Rudolphi · c. 1845 - c. 1860 · pen; brush; plakken; cardboard; paper; gold (metal); ink

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

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In the center Madonna with child seated on a throne, surrounded by Hope, Love and Faith, below a double coat of arms on a crowned double eagle, and a monogram MA with a ribbon inscribed in gold: MATER ALMA INTERCEDE PER NOBIS PESCATORIBUS. In the corners the symbols of the four evangelists. The lower bracket with Saint Stephen, with a ribbon inscribed in gold: SANCTUS STEPHANUS, above a divided coat of arms with a lion and red-white stripes, the upper bracket with Saint Catherine, with a ribbon inscribed in gold: SANCTA CATHERINA, above a coat of arms with a lion. The back with four quartered coats of arms (the same as those shown in full on the front of RP-T-2018-812-2 and 3).

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineOntwerp voor een met edelstenen bezette boekband. c. 1845 - c. 1860. Frédéric-Jules Rudolphi. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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