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Allegorical Scene with Aurora

A print and lettered verse representing Aurora, Greek and Roman goddess of dawn. She is depicted in her horse-drawn chariot in a central framed vignette supported by a basket of flowers, held up by putti, flanked by female winged herms, holding watering jugs, with strapwork, shell, acanthus, and margent ornanement and a central mascaron below. Above is the descriptive verse lettered within a frame

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Allegorical Scene with Minerva and Apollo

An allegorical print depicting two winged putti pulling aside drapery to reveal roundel with a female nude figure standing amongst clouds, gesturing to the sun. Below, flanking the roundel are the figures of Minerva, Apollo, and a winged putto sitting on a cartouche framed by two mascarons within acanthus leaf ornament. Text is lettered above the scene within a shell-like motif, decorated with a m

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Allegorical Temple Design and Ornamented Gueridons

Page containing two plates printed on it. The top plate is of an allegorical temple topped with a giant crown held aloft by a unicorn and a lion, and adorned with statues of horn-blowing angels and trophies. In the apse is a statue of a woman with a flame over her head, holding a chalice in one hand and a cross and shield in another. She stands above snakes and a man. This plate is signed and give

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Allegorical figure of Justice with fasces

Allegorical figure of Justice. Robed woman, head bent slightly to right. Left arm up, bent at the elbow, and right arm down, hand resting on a fasces.

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Allegorical figures

10 × 16.6 cm (3 15/16 × 6 9/16 in.)

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Allegorical portrait

Image: 9.5 x 12.8 cm (3 3/4 x 5 1/16 in.)

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Allegorical representation of the wedding of a member of the von Ringles family in Strasburg with a von Hengel

Vertical oval within vertical rectangle. A man at left and a woman at right hold a clock at center. Over man's head a genius holds a shield with a rooster on a ring; over the woman's head another holds a shield with two crossed hoes. Conventionalized leaf border.

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Allegorical subject

2 pp

An allegorical battle scene on an outcrop of a steep cliff: Athena, enthroned, judges the outcome of a struggle between two armed groups, a warrior alights in the midst, a maiden sits at the feet of Athena's pedestal, a crowd hides behind Athena in a cave.

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