Portrait of Lieve Geelvinck Mr. Lieve Geelvinck (title on object), Buste van Lieve Geelvinck, mayor of Amsterdam and one of the directors of the Dutch East India Company, in an oval medallion, held by the personification of Vigilance. She is holding a staff with the All-Seeing Eye and on the right behind her is a rooster. She rests with the portrait on a pedestal on which it is the coat of arms of the family (including two yellow finches) with fasces on either side. On the pier, his name and information are in six lines in Dutch and below that an eight-line verse in Dutch. On the left of the portrait the blazon of the city of Amsterdam, on the top right the flag of the VOC., Alertness, Vigilance, 'Guardia', 'Vigilanza', 'Vigilanza per difendersi, Jacob Houbraken (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1720 - 1770, paper, engraving, h 361 mm × w 235 mm
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Portrait, Lieve Geelvinck Mr, Lieve Geelvinck, title, object, Buste van Lieve Geelvinck, mayor, Amsterdam, directors, Dutch East India Company, oval medallion, held, personification, Vigilance, holding, staff, All-Seeing Eye, right, rooster, rests, portrait, pedestal, coat, arms, family, two yellow finches, fasces, side, pier, name, information, six lines, Dutch, eight-line verse, left, blazon, city, top right, flag, VOC, Alertness, Guardia, Vigilanza, difendersi, Jacob Houbraken, mentioned, 1720, 1770, paper, engraving
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