Time stands behind an oval table covered with a cloth on which is an hour-glass, its sands nearly run out, standing on a large flat book inscribed 'traitè de paix', from which five seals hang evenly. Behind him is a doorway in a stone wall, covered with a curtain, one side of which he holds. With his left forefinger he points upwards at the inscription above the door: 'l'avenir', which is decorated with seven (drooping) ears of corn. The seals are inscribed (left to right): 'f. W. ' [frederick william of prussia]; 'g rx', with its ribbon inscribed 'god save the king'; france; a crowned 'c' [catherine ii]; 'fr. Imp. ' [francis imperator] (prophetic of the powers that decided the fate of holland in 1815). 'le génie du terns garde la porte de l'avenir;. Qui est le mortel assez hardi, pour oser le penetrer?. . ' text, 'proverbs', x. 28. To this is added, in english only, 'st. Matthew', v. 9, 'blessed are the peacemakers!' 1796
etching printed in red. Date: 1796. Dimensions: Height: 255 mm; Width: 208 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Catherine II, Empress of Russia. Collection: British Museum. PAST OP!!! (Look out, beware.) (BM 1851,0901.1330)
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