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Gallerye der uitmuntende vrouwen : of der zelver deugden en ondeugden, in byschriften en sneldichten, vertoond, met verklaaringen konstplaaten verrijkt

Smids, Ludolph, 1649-1720 · 1690 · Amsterdam : Jakob van Royen · 29 pictures

A 1690 Dutch gallery of illustrious women, published in Amsterdam by Jakob van Royen and written by Ludolph Smids, presenting female figures from history and myth with verses and explanatory notes for readers. The engraved plates show standing women in classical drapery, each labelled with a name caption, set against architectural backdrops, drapery-framed interiors, and small crowd scenes that a designer could borrow for costume, pose, and staging ideas.

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