Hope, from the Cardinal Virtues

1648–56

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A female figure Hope is depicted praying with an anchor before her and a tree at right behind her, framed in an oval. Surrounding the oval, ornament design with a fish at left and right and four dragons above. From a series of four plates.

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Title: Hope, from the Cardinal Virtues
Series/Portfolio: Cardinal Virtues
Artist: Nicolaes de Bruyn (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1571–1656 Rotterdam)
Publisher: Frederick de Wit (Dutch, 1629/30–1706)
Date: 1648–56
Medium: Engraving, first state of two.
Dimensions: Sheet: 4 5/16 × 3 1/4 in. (11 × 8.2 cm)
Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Object Number: 51.501.447(2)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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