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Fortuna (Roman deity)
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Five people on a terrace above steps, with a dog; the personification of fortune below; representing proverbs (?). Etching and mezzotint by F. Bartolozzi after Annibale Carracci.
Carracci, Annibale, 1560-1609.Date: [1765]Reference: 2497884i
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Temple of Vesta or Fortuna Virilis, Rome. Engraving.
Reference: 22607i- Pictures
A chariot driven by Folly and pulled by speculative trading companies displays a figure of Fortune corrupting honest trade. Etching by B. Picart, ca. 1720.
Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733.Date: [1720?]Reference: 812283iPart of: Groote tafereel der dwaasheid.- Pictures
An episode in 'Gerusalemme liberata': the knights Carlo and Ubaldo meet Good Fortune who offers to take them in her boat to the Fortunate Islands, in order to retrieve Rinaldo from the palace of Armida. Etching by P.C. Canot, 1744, after Claude Lorraine.
Lorrain, Claude, 1600-1682.Date: May 1744Reference: 3055839i- Pictures
Fortune flies over the globe dropping coins and jewels out of a purse, accompanied by Cupid. Line engraving by R. Strange, 1778, after Guido Reni.
Reni, Guido, 1575-1642.Date: [1778]Reference: 3044034i