Histoire du monde: allegory of history and time
An engraved allegory shows a winged female figure seated beside a bearded old winged man who holds an open book inscribed with text. In the foreground a kneeling figure rests near a compass and set square, with a palm tree and draped figures behind.
- Artist
- Abraham de Blois (mentioned on object)
- Date
- 1679-1717
- Medium
- Source
- Rijksmuseum
- Size
- 2392 × 4000 px
Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1717.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam