Identification title(s): column of honor for hendrik hooft danielsz. , 1787. Column of honor for den wele. Gt. Achb. Sir, hk. Hooft, danielsz. Mayor of the city of amsterdam (title on object). Object type: drawing object number: rp-t-00-3775. Catalog reference: fmh 4774. Inscriptions / marks: inscription, verso, handwritten: 'deese drawn from the ground up with the ordination writing pen after the original drawing washed with indian ink, made by the painter johannes van drecht. ' collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: allegorical monument for the amsterdam mayor hendrik danielsz. Hooft, dismissed on november 27, 1787. City virgin of amsterdam with trumpet by column crowned with the coat of arms of hooft, sunshine on the left, lightning bolts on the right, above the all-seeing eye. Manufacture. Manufacturer: draftsman: johannes van dregt (signed by hand). Place of manufacture: northern netherlands. Date: 1787. Physical characteristics: pen and brush in gray. Material: paper. Dimensions: h 360 mm × w 296 mm explanation the drawing includes a separate note with inscription, but it is unclear to what extent this belongs to the drawing. The rpk incorrectly assigned the number fmh 5007. B (not in frederik muller) to this drawing. This number has been deleted and the drawing has been filed under number fmh 4774 (2011-12-02; dh). Subject: what: cities represented allegorically or symbolically (with name) - personification of a city, town-patron(ess), the all-seeing eye, triangle with eye ~ symbol of god the father. Patriot period (1780-1795). When: 1787-11-27 - 1787-11-27. Where: amsterdam. Who: hendrik danielsz. Hooft. Acquisition: purchase 1881. Date: 1787.
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