Coat of Arms of Haarlem, end page to Counts and Countesses of Holland, Zeeland and West-Frisia (1650): Artwork and History

Coat of Arms of Haarlem, end page to Counts and Countesses of Holland, Zeeland and West-Frisia (1650) is in the Art Institute of Chicago collection. The museum lists its creator attribution as Cornelis Visscher Dutch, c. 1629-1658.

The work and its context

The Art Institute of Chicago describes the work:

In this emblematic portrait of Haarlem, the view of the city in the background suggests the richness that has already graced the landscape. The palm, sword, stars, and crosses with which the cherubim cavort symbolize the city, and the requisite Latin poem by Peter Scriverius (himself depicted in 1923.1038) reinforces the fair citadel’s virtue and promise.

Object facts

• Title: Coat of Arms of Haarlem, end page to Counts and Countesses of Holland, Zeeland and West-Frisia
• Date: 1650
• Artist attribution: Cornelis Visscher Dutch, c. 1629-1658
• Place of origin: Holland
• Medium: Etching and engraving on ivory laid paper
• Dimensions: Sheet; trimmed: 40.7 × 29.6 cm (16 1/16 × 11 11/16 in.)
• Type: Print
• Department: Prints and Drawings
• Reference number: 1923.1622

Collection credit

Gift of Horace S. Oakley

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