Allegory of the birth of a child with Juno and Abundance, Allegory of the birth of a royal child, Juno sitting on a cloud crowns the child, Abundance sits beside them with a cornucopia. The mother, a queen in royal mantle, receives the child with open arms, next to her is a globe with three crowns. The edges of the cartouche are decorated with a palm branch and olive branch. The Latin quote from Virgilius refers to the new-born who descends from heaven and removes sin on earth., (Story of) Juno (Hera), Abundantia (abundance) as Roman personification, Abraham Delfos (mentioned on object), Leiden, 1754, paper, etching, h 159 mm × w 178 mm
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