Limiers, Henri Philippe de, Picart, Bernard, Folkema, Jacob, Title print for: Jean de La Bruyère, Les caracteres de Theophraste, 1731, Allegorical representation with Hercules trampling Cupid, The personification of Temperance sits with her bridle next to Minerva on a cloud. Together they try to call the figures on the ground to order. To the left of the cloud stands a man who wants to attack Temperance and Minerva with a sword. In the foreground stands Hercules with Pride: a naked woman with a peacock in her arms. Hercules kicks Cupid to the ground. In the foreground lies a deck of cards and a winged devilish figure stands on a bag of money. In the margin a seven-line verse in French., print, engraving, title print, prints, engravings, height 146 mm, width 85 mm, Dutch, 1692 - 1767, print maker, printmaker, 1719 - 1767, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception, Noord-Nederlands, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08
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