Allegorie op de Vrede van Utrecht, 1713 1713

Abraham Allard’s 1713 etching, *Allegorie op de Vrede van Utrecht, 1713,* depicts the allegorical figure of Peace as a woman sitting atop a stone pedestal. She holds a vase of flowers, symbolizing the beauty and prosperity brought by peace. A cherub figure, representing the Dutch Republic, is depicted with a basket of grapes. The scene highlights the celebration of peace after the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713. The etching is a fine example of 18th-century Dutch allegorical art, where abstract concepts were often conveyed through symbolic imagery. It is currently housed in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.