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Obelisk with grieving putti, Title page for: Hieronymus van Alphen, Poems and Meditations, 1777, print, title page, A memorial column for Johanna Maria van Goens. On the right two grieving putti. On the left a grieving woman and putto with lyre., printmaker: Reinier Vinkeles (I), publisher: Jan van Terveen, Utrecht, paper, etching, engraving, etching and engraving, height 228 mm x width 145 mm, Title page for: Alphen, Hieronymus van. Poems and Meditations. Utrecht: Terveen, Jan van, 1777. Print from a scrapbook with title prints, ornaments, etc. on blue paper, disassembled in 1983. According to a note on the verso, the print was on p. 76 of this album., mourning the dead, needle, obelisk (marking grave), A tall triangular monument topped with a small sphere stands on a rectangular base framed by leafy plants, with a draped garland hanging from near its top and a decorative urn set into its front face; to the left of the monument a standing robed figure reaches down toward a small child who holds a cloth, and to the right two seated cherubic children lean against the base with one child resting a hand on the other's shoulder; beneath the base a horizontal platform is decorated with entwined foliage and a skull and crossed implements, and decorative plants rise behind the monument against a light, textured background.

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Obelisk grieving putti Title page Hieronymus van Alphen Poems Meditations 1777 print title page memorial column Johanna Maria van Goens right two grieving putti left grieving woman putto lyre printmaker Reinier Vinkeles I publisher Jan van Terveen Utrecht paper etching engraving height 228 mm x width 145 mm Alphen Hieronymus van Terveen Jan van Print scrapbook title prints ornaments etc blue paper disassembled 1983 According note verso print was p 76 album mourning dead needle obelisk marking grave tall triangular monument topped small sphere stands rectangular base framed leafy plants draped garland hanging near top decorative urn set front face monument standing robed figure reaches down small child holds cloth seated cherubic children lean base child resting hand s shoulder beneath horizontal platform decorated entwined foliage skull crossed implements decorative plants rise light textured background