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Allegorische compositie ter ere van Willem V prins van Oranje-Nassau

George Kockers

1787 - 1792

Medium

etching

Dimensions

h 399mm × w 320mm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

paper

Object Type

Subject Matter

Fame; 'Fama', 'Fama buona', 'Fama chiara' (Ripa) (+ personification); head-gear (with NAME); Freedom, Liberty; 'Libertà' (Ripa) (+ symbolical representation of concept); beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion; the all-seeing eye, triangle with eye ~ symbol of God the Father; attributes of Mercury; 'Cornucopia', Horn of Plenty

Production Place

Middelburg

Acquisition Method

bequest

Acquired

1935

Notes

verzamelaarsmerk, verso, gestempeld: Lugt 2228

Collection Type

prints