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Engraving of two winged putti on clouds with a laurel wreath, a lyre, and an open book, captioned LA POESIE.

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An engraved allegory of poetry shows two winged putti reclining on clouds, one raising a laurel wreath while the other rests beside a lyre, an open book, and a bird. A caption below reads 'LA POESIE,' and a signature appears at lower right on a plate with a thin ruled border.

Artist
Georg Leopold Hertel (mentioned on object)
Date
1750-1778
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 2733 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1778.
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

Español: La Poesía: dos putti con lira y libro, grabado

Un grabado alegórico de la poesía muestra a dos putti alados recostados sobre nubes, uno levantando una corona de laurel mientras el otro descansa junto a una lira, un libro abierto y un ave. Una leyenda bajo la imagen dice 'LA POESIE' y una firma aparece en la esquina inferior derecha de la lámina.

Português: A Poesia: dois putti com lira e livro, gravura

Uma gravura alegórica da poesia mostra dois putti alados reclinados sobre nuvens, um erguendo uma coroa de louros enquanto o outro repousa ao lado de uma lira, um livro aberto e uma ave. Uma legenda abaixo lê 'LA POESIE' e uma assinatura aparece no canto inferior direito da chapa.

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