Portrait of Pieter Rabus, Portrait to the right of Pieter Rabus in an ornamental oval medallion. The portrait rests on a pedestal on which is a relief with the representation of some classicist figures near a gravestone and a pond with swans. To the left of the portrait a putto with flowers and in his left hand a cord, with which he pulls away part of a curtain above the portrait. A snake snaps at the flowers that it drops. In the left in the background three dancing naked female figures are spied on by two satyrs in a forest, on the right a look through to the city of Rotterdam. Below the show two lines in Latin, cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti', sculpture (relief, sculpture), Pieter Rabus, Jacob Houbraken (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1744, paper, engraving, h 234 mm × w 186 mm
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Portrait, Pieter Rabus, right, ornamental oval medallion, portrait rests, pedestal, relief, representation, classicist figures, gravestone, pond, swans, left, portrait, putto, flowers, left hand, cord, pulls away part, curtain, snake snaps, drops, background three dancing naked female figures, spied, two satyrs, forest, look, city, Rotterdam, two lines, Latin, cupids, amores, amoretti, putti, sculpture, Jacob Houbraken, mentioned, object, Amsterdam, 1744, paper, engraving
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