La Poésie: two putti with lyre and book, engraving

An engraved allegory of poetry shows two winged putti reclining on clouds, one raising a laurel wreath while the other rests beside a lyre, an open book, and a bird. A caption below reads 'LA POESIE,' and a signature appears at lower right on a plate with a thin ruled border.

Artist

Georg Leopold Hertel (mentioned on object)

Date

1750-1778

Medium

Source

Rijksmuseum

Size

4000 × 2733 px

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