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Engraved allegory with a bust on a pedestal, two standing women, a winged trumpeter above, and a globe at the base.

Allegory on Horace (engraving, 1684)

An engraved allegory shows a bust on a pedestal flanked by two standing women, one in a helmet, the other holding a cloth. A winged figure blowing a trumpet hovers above, and a globe lies at the base, all in fine cross-hatched lines.

Artist
anoniem
Date
1684
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
2861 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1684.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Rome and Ancient Greece17th centurybaroque1680s1684engravingprintbustcross-hatchingallegorywinged figureglobepedestaltrumpethorace

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