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ADAM WEISWEILER (1744-1820)

Console table

late eighteenth century

RCIN 2602

The central plaque depicts playing putti or ‘loves’, the attendants of Venus and her son, Cupid. Around them are various implements, indicating an allegory of the Sciences: a celestial globe, geometric instruments, and a pedestal inscribed ‘DOCTRINA’ (Latin for ‘Learning’).

Purchased by George IV, 1816

  • [twice] A.Weisweiler


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