The two left caryatids from the Vierschaar of the Stadhuis on Dam, Hubert Quellinus, after Artus Quellinus (I), 1655 - 1665, The two left caryatids from the Vierschaar in the Stadhuis on Dam in Amsterdam. They symbolize guilt and repentance. The Vierschaar was a public court of justice used by sheriff and aldermen only to pronounce death sentences. Marked at the bottom center: D (crossed out). Numbering added by hand at bottom right: XXVII., print maker: Hubert Quellinus, Hubert Quellinus, Artus Quellinus (I), (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1655 - 1665, paper, etching, engraving, pen, h 288

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