Identification title(s): the tsarina and emperor seek peace. The czaarin and the emperor seek peace (title on object). Object type: print object number: rp-p-ob-85. 081. Catalog reference: fmh 4377-a. Note: it says with the letter. Atlas van stolk 4330. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: allegorical scene in which tsarina catherine the great and emperor joseph ii use torches to search for peace hidden in a cave. Part of a group of illustrations with small allegories on the political situation in the year 1780. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: simon fokke (mentioned on object), after own design by: simon fokke (mentioned on object), publisher: arend fokke simonsz. (mentioned on item). Place of manufacture: northern netherlands. Dating: 1780 - 1782. Physical features: etching. Material: paper technique: etching. Dimensions: sheet: h 91 mm × w 101 mm explanation used as an illustration in: new patriotic almanach, for the year 1782. Amsterdam: arend fokke simonsz, 1782. Subject: what: symbols, allegories of peace, 'pax'; 'pace' (ripa). American war of freedom. Fourth english war. When: 1780 - 1780. Who: catherine the great. Joseph ii (german emperor). Acquisition: purchase 1881. Date: between 1780 and 1782.
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