Apollo 1753

This etching by Jan Wandelaar depicts the Greek god Apollo, the god of music, poetry, and light, flying through the air. Apollo is shown holding a lyre in his left hand and a laurel wreath in his right. He wears a cloak around his waist and is surrounded by clouds. The image was created in 1753 and is currently housed in the Rijksmuseum. The etching's inscription is written in Latin, and references Apollo as the god of "true virtue."