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Engraving of an armored rider on a horse with a shield and spear, a bear-like beast at left, a fallen figure below, and a walled city with an obelisk in the background.

Rise of Four World Empires from Daniel's Vision

An engraving shows an armored rider on a horse, holding a spear and a shield with a beast emblem, above a fallen figure at lower center. At left, a bear-like beast rises on its hind legs, while a walled city with towers and an obelisk lies beyond the water. Latin verses run along the lower margin.

Artist
Adriaen Collaert (mentioned on object)
Date
1570-1618
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 3420 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1618.
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

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