Ornamental Prints and Drawings

Intricate ornamental prints depicting historical figures and allegorical scenes, characterized by decorative borders and detailed illustrations.

Zenteprent with the capture of Hugo de Groot, Ornament print with bust portrait of Hugo de Groot and underneath the coat of arms of the person portrayed. In the middle a six-line poem in Dutch with above it a representation of the escape of Hugo de Groot from Loevestein in a book chest, flanked by Athens and Mercury., (Story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena), (story of) Mercury (Hermes ), Hugo de Groot, Cornelis de Jonker (mentioned on object), Gorinchem, 1791, paper, h 378 mm × w 219 mm
Zenteprent with the capture of Hugo de Groot, Ornament print with bust portrait of Hugo de Groot and underneath the coat of arms of the person portrayed. In the middle a six-line poem in Dutch with above it a representation of the escape of Hugo de Groot from Loevestein in a book chest, flanked by Athens and Mercury., (Story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena), (story of) Mercury (Hermes ), Hugo de Groot, Cornelis de Jonker (mentioned on object), Gorinchem, 1791, paper, h 378 mm × w 219 mm