Noord-Nederland, Wandelaar, Jan, Allegory of the city of Gouda, verso lower left - stamped, In the middle Minerva stands by a lance and a shield with the head of Medusa. An owl sits on the shield. In her left hand she holds a laurel wreath and with her right hand she receives money or gives money to the young man in front of her. The representation is set in an ornamental frame. Above the representation sits the winged Fame with a trumpet and a palm branch. At the top left sits the personification of faith in the form of a woman with a flame on her head at two stone tablets. She holds a scroll in her hand. To the right of Fame sits Justitia. At the bottom left stands a putto with a snake and a mirror, symbols of prudence, on a floral medallion with Aesculapius, the god of medicine, in it. On the right stands a putto, who pours water from one jug to another as a symbol of moderation. He stands on a floral medallion with a woman with a mirror, a compass and a ruler, possibly the personification of geometry or astronomy. Center below the city coat of arms of Gouda., print, prent, prints, height 237 mm, width 168 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1690-04-14 - 1759-03-26, print maker, printmaker, 1710 - 1759, paper, papier, etching, etchings, brush, schilder, engraving, graferen (drukprocessé)

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