History in conversation with a woman, who points to a sheet of paper showing all kinds of Greek cities. In the background Aeneas rescuing his father Anchises from burning Troy. In the frame of the cartouche medallions with gods of Olympus. Cartouche with allegory on the history of the Greeks Title page for: K. Westerbaen, Algemeene histori, 1740, print maker: Jan Caspar Philips, (mentioned on object), Jan Caspar Philips, (mentioned on object), publisher: Hermanus Besseling, (mentioned on object), print maker: Amsterdam, publisher: Utrecht, 1740, paper, etching, engraving, h 171 mm × w 122 mm

---

Size: 2990px × 4353px
Location:
Photo credit: © Penta Springs / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 122, 171, 1740, aeneas, algemeene, allegory, amsterdam, anchises, background, besseling, burning, cartouche, caspar, cities, conversation, engraving, etching, father, frame, gods, greek, greeks, hermanus, histori, history, jan, kinds, maker, medallions, mentioned, mm, object, olympus, page, paper, philips, points, print, publisher, rescuing, sheet, showing, title, troy, utrecht, westerbaen, woman, ×