Historical Allegorical Prints

Ornate prints depicting allegorical scenes with figures kneeling or engaged in rituals, set against elaborate ornamental backgrounds with a historical context.

Schijnvoet, Jacobus, Amsterdam, Habere regnum casus est virtus dare, Man kneeling before a throne in a large hall, verso - stamped, A man kneels, under the watchful eye of a crowd of people, before two figures standing before a throne. The representation is set in an ornamental frame with plant and animal motifs. On the left and right are two crowned allegorical figures in the company of an eagle (left) and a stork (right)., print, prints, height 134 mm, width 187 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1685-05-20 - 1743, print maker, printmaker, 1704 - 1733, paper, papier, etching, etchings, letterpress printing, Work conception, after own design by
Schijnvoet, Jacobus, Amsterdam, Habere regnum casus est virtus dare, Man kneeling before a throne in a large hall, verso - stamped, A man kneels, under the watchful eye of a crowd of people, before two figures standing before a throne. The representation is set in an ornamental frame with plant and animal motifs. On the left and right are two crowned allegorical figures in the company of an eagle (left) and a stork (right)., print, prints, height 134 mm, width 187 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1685-05-20 - 1743, print maker, printmaker, 1704 - 1733, paper, papier, etching, etchings, letterpress printing, Work conception, after own design by