Allegory of the inviolability of the law, Thronus Justitiae duodecim pulcherrimis tabulis artificiosissime aeri incisis illustratus (series title), A king sits on his throne and speaks justice. He points his staff at the accused to signify that he is forgiving the man. In the background a gallows field and a building under construction. Below the scene two four-line verses in Latin about the sanctity of law. A king must also obey the law, but the king has the authority to forgive. The print is part of an album., print maker: Willem Isaacsz. van Swanenburg (mentioned on object), Joachim Wtewael

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