Allegory with the glorification of Louis Napoleon, king of Holland Aan den Koning. Vader des Vaderlands, (...) (title on object), Allegorical representation with a bust portrait by Lodewijk Napoleon, probably on the occasion of his arrival in the Netherlands, June 1806. His portrait is surrounded by Wisdom, personified by Minerva in armor and the Abundance, with a cornucopia, scattering food to the people. Justice, with scales, and Truth, with mirror, that drive away the List and Lie. The whole is encased in an oval frame. In the margin the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Holland and a six-line caption in Dutch, Justice, 'Justitia', 'Giustitia divina' (Ripa), one of the Four Cardinal Virtues - MM - triumph, Wisdom, 'Sapienza', 'Sapienza humana', 'Sapienza vera' (Ripa), Abundance, 'Abondanza', 'Abondanza maritima' (Ripa), Truth, 'Verità' (Ripa), Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, Pierre Etienne Lambert Jonxis (mentioned on object), Utrecht, 1806, paper, etching, h 370 mm × w 298 mm
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