Allegory of justice, The personification of justice (Justitia) sits on a lion with a scales and a sword in her hands. Her right foot stands on a weapon with the image of two crowned fish, her left foot kicks Deception down. In the background putti fly with a strainer. To the left and right of Justice are columns connected by a rope on which putti hang various coats of arms., Justice, 'Justitia', 'Giustitia divina' (Ripa), one of the Four Cardinal Virtues, cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti', armorial bearing, heraldry, Jacob Folkema (mentioned on object), 1702 - 1767, paper, etching, h 84 mm


Allegory of justice, The personification of justice (Justitia) sits on a lion with a scales and a sword in her hands. Her right foot stands on a weapon with the image of two crowned fish, her left foot kicks Deception down. In the background putti fly with a strainer. To the left and right of Justice are columns connected by a rope on which putti hang various coats of arms., Justice, 'Justitia', 'Giustitia divina' (Ripa), one of the Four Cardinal Virtues, cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti', armorial bearing, heraldry, Jacob Folkema (mentioned on object), 1702 - 1767, paper, etching, h 84 mm × w 150 mm


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