Engel met lier en lelietak 1818

"Engel met lier en lelietak" is a 1818 etching by Dutch artist Jacob Ernst Marcus. It depicts a winged cherub holding a lyre and a lily, symbolizing music and purity. The image is a title page illustration for a publication titled "Wit en Rood" by Willem Bilderdijk and his wife Katharina Wilhelmina Bilderdijk. The delicate lines and the cherub's graceful pose, characteristic of Marcus' work, add charm to this small etching now housed at the Rijksmuseum.