Identification title(s): clemency of emperor joseph ii to the protestants, 1783. Object type: print object number: rp-p-1944-2177. Catalog reference: fmh 4508-ac. Note: appears before the letter; 3(4). Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: allegory on the edict of joseph ii on religious freedom for protestants, march 1783. The emperor stands on the steps of a temple and is crowned by the spirit of wisdom. Next to the emperor the personifications of forbearance, lovingness and prudence. (hungarian) protestant subjects kneel before the emperor and offer him their hearts in gratitude. On the right, ignorance and ignorance are chased away by freedom of religion in armor with a flaming sword and shield with 'aurea libertas' on it. In the background a protestant church under construction. At the bottom the coats of arms of the emperor and his sister maria christina of austria. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: mathias de sallieth (mentioned on object), after a drawing by: françois joseph pfeiffer (i) (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: rotterdam. Date: 1783. Physical features: etching and engraving, proof before the letter. Material: paper technique: etching / engraving (printing process). Dimensions: plate edge: h 460 mm × w 332 mm. Subject: what: prudence, 'prudentia'; 'prudenza' (ripa) ~ one of the four cardinal virtues. Indulgence, clemency; 'clemenza', 'clemenza & moderatione', 'indulgenza' (ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by female figure). Tolerance, long-suffering; 'longanimità', 'toleranza' (ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by female figure), the christian knight, 'miles christianus'allegories and personifications ~ protestantismbuilding of church. When: 1783-03 - 1783-03. Who: maria christine (archduchess of austria). Joseph ii (german emperor). Acquisition: purchase 1881. Date: 1783.
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