Allegorical Prints of Virtues and Divinity

A collection of etchings depicting mythological themes, with figures like Venus and representations of virtues, featuring ornate details and classical motifs.

Mieris, Frans van, Noord-Nederland, Wandelaar, Jan, Venus on a chariot pulled by pigeons, verso lower left - stamped, Venus flies through the air on her chariot pulled by a pair of pigeons. She holds an apple in her hands. The globe under her chariot. In the foreground three putti. One of them looks at herself in a mirror. Another holds a salamander in his hand, a bird pecks in his other hand. The third holds up a fruit. Behind them a figure playing an instrument. Numbered bottom center: IV., print, 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, engraving (printing process), intermediary draughtsman
Mieris, Frans van, Noord-Nederland, Wandelaar, Jan, Venus on a chariot pulled by pigeons, verso lower left - stamped, Venus flies through the air on her chariot pulled by a pair of pigeons. She holds an apple in her hands. The globe under her chariot. In the foreground three putti. One of them looks at herself in a mirror. Another holds a salamander in his hand, a bird pecks in his other hand. The third holds up a fruit. Behind them a figure playing an instrument. Numbered bottom center: IV., print, 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, engraving (printing process), intermediary draughtsman