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Triumphal arches

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  • An arch decorated with a panel representing Ferdinand of Spain as Hercules choosing duty over pleasure. Etching by T. van Thulden after Sir P.P. Rubens.
  • A triumphal arch in the Hague in honour of King William III, containing paintings of his deeds. Etching by R. de Hooghe, 1691.
  • The triumph of the physician Jacobus Castricus (Jacques van den Kasteele): allegorical figures of Practice and Theory accompany him in a chariot under a triumphal arch; in the foreground, honey, mint and artemisia and mythical beasts are tramping on the contorted bodies of plague, fever and dropsy. Process print after H. Holbein (?), ca. 1540.
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    The triumph of the physician Jacobus Castricus (Jacques van den Kasteele): allegorical figures of Practice and Theory accompany him in a chariot under a triumphal arch; in the foreground, honey, mint and artemisia and mythical beasts are tramping on the contorted bodies of plague, fever and dropsy. Process print after H. Holbein (?), ca. 1540.

    Holbein, Hans, 1497?-1543. | Date: 1800-1899 | Reference: 567418i
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    Brook Taylor. Etching by J. Ryland after J. Kirby.

    Kirby, John Joshua, 1716-1774. | Date: [1768?] | Reference: 3010818i
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    The arch of Constantine, Rome: north side. Line engraving, 1583.

    | Date: 1583 : | Reference: 2977724i
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    Ancient Roman ruins, with people. Etching by J. Le Pautre.

    Le Pautre, Jean, 1618-1682 | Date: [between 1600 and 1699] | Reference: 2917946i
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    An arch decorated with a panel representing Ferdinand of Spain as Hercules choosing duty over pleasure. Etching by T. van Thulden after Sir P.P. Rubens.

    Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640. | Date: [1642] | Reference: 11332i
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