Allegory on Good Government

A seated ruler in a helmet and robes sits on a raised dais before a tall draped curtain topped with a fleur-de-lis. Two standing women flank him, one holding a spear and the other leaning on a sword beside a shield and bundled staff, in a finely hatched engraving.

Artist

Reinier Vinkeles

Date

ca. 1790–1800

Medium

Engraving on paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

1600 × 1232 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum