Allegorical figures at a tomb decorated with skulls. In front of the monument, Faith sits with a cross in her arms. A second veiled woman holds a scepter above which is the All Seeing Eye. Mercury as god of commerce stands by the coat of arms of Amsterdam and looks at a mourning veiled woman. In the sky, Venus sits on a shell, Allegorical figures at a tomb Title page for: R. van Leuve, Mengelwerken, 1723, print maker: Jacob Folkema, (mentioned on object), Jacob Folkema, (mentioned on object), 1723, paper, etching, h 132 mm × w 81 mm
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