The two right caryatids from the Vierschaar of the City Hall on Dam Square, Hubert Quellinus, after Artus Quellinus (I), 1719 - 1783, The two right caryatids from the Vierschaar in the City Hall on Dam Square 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. Numbered at lower right: XXVIII., print maker: Hubert Quellinus, Hubert Quellinus, Artus Quellinus (I), (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1655 and/or 1719 - 1783, paper, etching, engraving, h 282 mm × w 189 mm

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