Author: Snoek, Jeremias (fl. 1792-1797)
Title: [Allegorical etching and engraving/allegorische ets en gravure] Allegory of the alliance between the Netherlands and France/Allegorie van het verbond tussen Frankrijk en Nederland.
Description: Allegorical print celebrating the alliance of France and the Netherlands: the figure of Liberty (Vrijheid) enthroned, centre, with Religion (a pastor) to her left and Justice to her right, a cherub aloft bearing the united arms of the two republics, in a frame. Lettered with 7-line text and 'Jerms. Snoek invenit delinant et sculpsit Rotterdam 1795' and 'Te Rotterdam bij J. Groenewoud 1795 Proefdruk'. Engraving and etching on paper with margins; plate mark: 304 x 213 mm, total: 338 x 243 mm; some foxing, smudges and dirt along the margins, otherwise in good condition. In passepartout. Muller 5425.

Keywords: Allegories|Children|Dutch History|France|The Netherlands|Women