Allegory on the Peace of Paris, 1814, Peace (title on object), Allegory on the first Peace of Paris, May 30, 1814. Central in calligraphy is the word 'Peace' in which a banderole with an inscription in honor of one of the allies Russia, Great Britain, Prussia and Austria. At the bottom of the Dutch Garden a city with some Amsterdam buildings (Royal Palace, Beurs and Waag) can be recognized. Agriculture and trade flourish in and outside the city. The columns of the fence contain the coats of arms of the seven provinces and of the sovereign monarch. At the entrance gate are the Dutch Virgin with freedom lance and hat with a young hero, olive branches on the left and right. Behind the city the merchant fleet at sea under a rising sun. At the top in the clouds Peace surrounded by geniuses. A separate statement accompanies the print., print, print maker: Antoni Zürcher, (mentioned on object), after own design by: Antoni Zürcher, (mentioned on object), print maker: Netherlands, after own design by: Amsterdam, 1814, paper, etching, engraving, height, 392 mm × width, 474 mm
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