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Allegorical design with figures: Clemency, Prudence and Justice with Pallas, Heroic Poetry, Liberty, Discretion, History and Mercury (preliminary design for a panel from Royal State Coach for George I)

Allegorical design with figures: Clemency, Prudence and Justice with Pallas, Heroic Poetry, Liberty, Discretion, History and Mercury (preliminary design for a panel from Royal State Coach for George I)

James Thornhill

1750

watercolor

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Rococo painting 18th Century Allegory

About this work

This painting shows many figures, each representing a different idea. They're all gathered together in a complex scene. The artist used this scene to make a statement about power, which was important at the time. This was a preliminary design for a panel on a royal coach. The coach was built for King George I, who had just started his reign. You can learn more about this style by looking at the work of Sir James Thornhill.

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