Artistic Allegories and Scenes

Engravings illustrating allegorical scenes, characters, and historic moments, framed in decorative motifs that emphasize their thematic significance and artistic flair.

Dutch redemption, 1813, anonymous, after Jacobus van Meurs, 1814, Allegory of the redemption or liberation of the Netherlands and the return of Prince William Frederick to the Netherlands on November 30, 1813. In the center, a monument with a bust of Prince William Frederick as sovereign. Above him in the clouds the Peace and a genius with a horn of plenty. Above, a genius announces the news of peace. At the base of the monument, Father Time points out the desperate Dutch Virgin to the monarch's arrival, to the left a grinning Dutch Lion. Rats gnaw on a pillow or bag of grain., draughtsman: anonymous, after: Jacobus van Meurs, (mentioned on object), Netherlands, 1814, paper, pen, brush, h 394 mm × w 270 mm
Dutch redemption, 1813, anonymous, after Jacobus van Meurs, 1814, Allegory of the redemption or liberation of the Netherlands and the return of Prince William Frederick to the Netherlands on November 30, 1813. In the center, a monument with a bust of Prince William Frederick as sovereign. Above him in the clouds the Peace and a genius with a horn of plenty. Above, a genius announces the news of peace. At the base of the monument, Father Time points out the desperate Dutch Virgin to the monarch's arrival, to the left a grinning Dutch Lion. Rats gnaw on a pillow or bag of grain., draughtsman: anonymous, after: Jacobus van Meurs, (mentioned on object), Netherlands, 1814, paper, pen, brush, h 394 mm × w 270 mm