Pope Clement XI closes the temple of Janus, while the Emperor Joseph I exchanges his palm branch for the olive-branch; representing the peace treaty between Pope Clement XI and Emperor Joseph I, 1709, as a precursor of a general peace. Etching attributed to A. Allard, 1710.

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Pope Clement XI closes the temple of Janus, while the Emperor Joseph I exchanges his palm branch for the olive-branch; representing the peace treaty between Pope Clement XI and Emperor Joseph I, 1709, as a precursor of a general peace. Etching attributed to A. Allard, 1710.