Author: Punt, Jan (1711-1779)
Title: ZYDEBALEN HOFDICHT
Description: Poetry descending from a cloud into a garden, in conversation with the personifications of Hospitality, Friendship and Civility. In the foreground three putti symbolizing Trade (with caduceus), Mechanical Engineering (with square) and Industry (with wheel). In the sky two flying putti with a cloth on which is the title in Dutch. Frontispiece to a poem by Arnold Hoogvliet (1687-1763). Signed and dated on the bottom: 'J. Punt invenit et sculp. 1740' l Engraving on paper, trimmed to plate mark: 239 x 178 mm; damp stain above and some dirt.

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