VEEN, Otto van
(b. 1556, Leiden, d. 1629, Brussel)

Lycurgus Demonstrares the Importance of Education

1607
Engraving
Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague

This print appeared in the emblem book 'Emblemata Horatiana', conceived as a mirror for princes. The best known edition was published in 1646, with the Lycurgus emblem as a frontispiece. The book was dedicated by van Veen to the queen mother of France expressing the hope that it would be useful for the education of the young Louis XIV.




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