Portret van Ernst August van Hannover en Fama met een eenhoorn en een leeuw 1779
danielnikolauschodowiecki
rijksmuseum
print, etching, engraving
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history-painting
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"Portret van Ernst August van Hannover en Fama met een eenhoorn en een leeuw" is an engraving by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki from 1779. This piece, now at the Rijksmuseum, features a portrait of Ernst August of Hanover in the left panel, with a regal, ornamental frame. The right panel depicts Fama, a personification of fame, riding a cloud with a trumpet. Below her are a lion and a unicorn. The artwork is notable for its intricate detail and its combination of portraiture and allegorical imagery. The work likely served as an illustration for a genealogical calendar, a popular form of art during the 18th century.
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