Personificaties van de geslachten Hannover en Nassau en een orangerie by Jan Caspar Philips

Personificaties van de geslachten Hannover en Nassau en een orangerie before 1734

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toned paper

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light pencil work

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quirky sketch

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personal sketchbook

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sketchwork

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pen-ink sketch

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sketchbook drawing

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"Personificaties van de geslachten Hannover en Nassau en een orangerie" (Personifications of the Hanover and Nassau families and an orangery) is an etching by Jan Caspar Philips, created before 1734. The work, held at the Rijksmuseum, depicts two female figures representing the families of Hanover and Nassau. The figures stand in elaborate niches flanked by depictions of a formal orangery, a symbol of wealth and power, and a landscape scene. The etching is a beautiful example of Dutch Rococo art.

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