Portrait of Alexander de Muncq at the age of 55, Alexander de Muncq, mayor of Middelburg and poet, at the age of 55. Below the portrait are coat of arms. Above the portrait are the personifications of Justice and Truth, which crown him with a laurel wreath. Under the portrait two muses play the lyre and the zither, Truth, 'Verità' (Ripa), Justice, 'Forza alla giustitia sottoposta', 'Giustitia', 'Giustitia retta', 'Giustitia rigorosa', 'Impietà viviza soggetta alla giustitia' (Ripa), harp, dulcimer, zither, making music, musician with instrument, Pieter van Gunst (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1710, paper, engraving, h 305 mm × w 209 mm
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Portrait, Alexander de Muncq, age, 55, mayor, Middelburg, poet, portrait, coat, arms, personifications, Justice, Truth, crown, laurel wreath, Under, portrait two muses play, lyre, zither, Verità, Ripa, Forza alla giustitia sottoposta, Giustitia, Giustitia retta, Giustitia rigorosa, Impietà viviza soggetta alla giustitia, harp, dulcimer, music, musician, instrument, Pieter van Gunst, mentioned, object, Amsterdam, 1710, paper, engraving
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