History Overcomes Time, An allegory of writing. History sits on a staircase writing a book, she is surrounded by putti and allegorical figures. On a cloud above her sits Truth with a sun over her head. On the ground, the fallen Father Time lies surrounded by putti with books and papers., print maker: Frederik Ottens, (mentioned on object), print maker: Andries van Buysen (Sr.), (mentioned on object), Louis Fabritius Dubourg, (mentioned on object), publisher: Amsterdam, publisher: Delft, 1727, paper, etching, engraving, height 333 mm × width 210 mm
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History Overcomes Time, allegory, writing, History sits, staircase writing, book, surrounded, putti, allegorical figures, cloud, sits Truth, sun, head, ground, fallen Father Time lies surrounded, putti, books, papers, print maker, Frederik Ottens, mentioned, object, print maker, Andries van Buysen, Sr, mentioned, object, Louis Fabritius Dubourg, mentioned, object, publisher, Amsterdam, publisher, Delft, 1727, paper, etching, engraving, height 333 mm × width 210 mm
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