Identification title(s): allegory of free trade: the batavian lion. La liberté du comerce (title on object). Biblical, mythological and allegorical scenes (series title)
object type: print serial number: 22/30object number: rp-p-h-h-1349. Catalog reference: hollstein german 61-4(4). Roy p. 68c. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso top left, stamped: lugt 11. Description: in the clouds the personification of freedom, with a scepter and the freedom hat in hand. She is surrounded by putti and mercury. Below her the batavian lion, with sword in hand and coat of arms of amsterdam at the side. The print is based on a ceiling painting by gerard de lairesse and is part of a series with biblical, mythological and allegorical scenes. Manufacture. Manufacturer: , printmaker: johannes glauber (mentioned on object), after a design by: gerard de lairesse (mentioned on object), after a painting by: gerard de lairesse (mentioned on object), publisher: leonard schenk (mentioned on object) place of manufacture: printmaker: unknown, after a painting by: amsterdam, publisher: amsterdam. Dating: 1672 - 1726. Physical features: etching. Material: paper technique: etching. Dimensions: plate edge: h 300 mm × w 208 mm. Subjectwhat: beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion (+ heraldic animals), device (as symbol of the state, etc. ) (+ city; municipal). Freedom, liberty; 'libertà' (ripa), cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti' (story of) mercury (hermes). Acquisition and rights: credit line: loan from the rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten. Acquisition: loan 1957. Date: between 1672 and 1726.
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