Allegorical female figure with measuring stick Title page for: Euclid, Principles of the Measuring King, 1695, An allegorical female figure stands on a decorated sphere and is awarded a putto. She is holding a measuring rod that is measured by a crowned man with a compass. In the foreground are on the left Minerva and on the right Mercury, crowning with laurel, measuring-instruments, (story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena), (story of) Mercury (Hermes), Caspar Luyken, Amsterdam, paper, etching, h 166 mm × w 128 mm
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Allegorical female figure, measuring stick Title page, Euclid, Principles, Measuring King, 1695, allegorical female figure stands, decorated sphere, awarded, putto, holding, measuring rod, measured, crowned man, compass, foreground, left Minerva, right Mercury, crowning, laurel, measuring-instruments, story, Minerva, Pallas, Athena, Mercury, Hermes, Caspar Luyken, Amsterdam, paper, etching
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