Allegory on the Peace of Rijswijk, 1697, Sea and Land triumph over the Vreede, closed to Ryswyk on September 20 and 21. 1697 (title on object), Allegory of the Peace of Rijswijk, concluded on September 20, 1697 between France and the Allies. Two sea chariots pulled by sea horses and sea lions in which virtues ride with banners and portraits of King William III and another unnamed hero, possibly Anthonie Heinsius. Angels in the sky with portraits of two mediators during the peace negotiations. At the bottom three smaller scenes: an allegory of peace, the sealing of the peace treaty and fireworks during the celebration of peace. On the sheet below the plate a verse in two columns (signed T.A.) and the legend 1-15 in a third column., print, print maker: Coenraet Decker, (mentioned on object), publisher: Jacobus Robijn, (mentioned on object), unknown, print maker: Northern Netherlands, publisher: Amsterdam, 1673 and/or 1697, paper, etching, engraving, letterpress printing, height, 545 mm × width, 420 mm
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Allegory, Peace, Rijswijk, 1697, Sea, Land triumph, Vreede, closed, Ryswyk, September 20, 21, title, object, concluded, France, Allies, Two, sea, chariots pulled, sea horses, sea lions, virtues ride, banners, portraits, King William III, another unnamed hero, Anthonie Heinsius, Angels, sky, two mediators, peace negotiations, bottom three smaller scenes, allegory, peace, sealing, peace treaty, fireworks, celebration, sheet, plate, verse, two columns, signed T.A, legend 1-15, third column, print, print maker, Coenraet Decker, mentioned, publisher, Jacobus Robijn, unknown, Northern Netherlands, Amsterdam, 1673, paper, etching, engraving, letterpress printing, height, 545 mm × width, 420 mm
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