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Engraved frontispiece: seated winged woman writing in a book, bearded old man gesturing, winged Fame with trumpet above a banner reading Le Grand Dictionnaire Historique.

A seated woman personifying history and a man representing time gesturing towards the socle of a pair of columns decorated with portrait ovals; above, Fame holds her trumpet. Engraving by C. Duflos le père, 1725, after J. Desmarets.

An engraved frontispiece shows a seated winged woman writing in a large book, while an old bearded man with an hourglass-like gesture points toward a column base. Above, a winged figure of Fame blows a trumpet beside a banner reading 'Le Grand Dictionnaire Historique,' with classical ruins and portrait ovals beyond.

Artist
Desmarets, Jean, active 1689-1735.
Date
1725
Medium
Allegorical prints Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2556 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1725.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Alegoría de la Historia y el Tiempo con la Fama, frontispicio del Gran Diccionario Histórico

Un frontispicio grabado muestra a una mujer alada sentada que escribe en un libro grande, mientras un anciano barbado señala hacia la base de una columna. Arriba, una figura alada de la Fama toca una trompeta junto a una cinta con el título, con ruinas clásicas y óvalos con retratos al fondo.

Português: Alegoria da História e do Tempo com a Fama, frontispício do Grande Dicionário Histórico

Um frontispício gravado mostra uma mulher alada sentada escrevendo em um livro grande, enquanto um homem idoso de barba aponta para a base de uma coluna. Acima, uma figura alada da Fama toca uma trombeta ao lado de uma faixa com o título, com ruínas clássicas e medalhões com retratos ao fundo.

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