Mieris, Frans van, Noord-Nederland, Wandelaar, Jan, Enthroned female figure looks up at Venus, verso lower left - stamped, In a palace on a throne sits a woman (possibly the personification of Civilization), she holds a lion by the bridle. Next to her is a pile of books by famous philosophers. With her feet she tramples a devil. She looks up at a statue of Venus, goddess of fertility, in her hand a staff of Diana of Ephesus. In the foreground figures running away from the room in fear. On the stairs lie a pair of scissors and a spool of thread. Numbered in the middle below: II., print, engraving, book illustration, prints, height 185 mm, width 143 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1690-04-14 - 1759-03-26, print maker, printmaker, 1725 - 1725, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving (printing process), intermediary draughtsman
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Mieris, Frans van, Noord-Nederland, Wandelaar, Jan, Enthroned female figure, looks, up, Venus, verso lower, left, - stamped, palace, throne sits, woman, personification, Civilization, holds, lion, bridle, Next, pile, books, famous philosophers, feet, tramples, devil, looks up, statue, goddess, fertility, hand, staff, Diana, Ephesus, foreground figures, running, away, room, fear, stairs lie, pair, scissors, spool, thread, Numbered, middle, Ii, print, engraving, book illustration, prints, height 185 mm, width 143 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1690-04-14 - 1759-03-26, print maker, printmaker, 1725 - 1725, paper, papier, etching, etchings, printing process, intermediary draughtsman
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