Allegory on the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle: George II at center, dressed in classical armor, presenting Peace, a woman carrying a branch to his left, to Great Britain who is followed by a putto holding a shield decorated with the British flag at right; attendants to Great Britain are Liberty, Agriculture, Arts, and Sciences (personified by Mercury and Apollo); attendants to Peace are Plenty, Felicity, Riches, Trade, and Navigation
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Gérard Jean-Baptiste Scotin|Andrea Casali|George II, King of Great Britain and Ireland
Artist bio: French, Paris 1698–after 1755|Italian, 1705–1784|Hanover 1683–1760 London
Artist role: Artist|Artist|Subject
Artist nationality: French|Italian|British, German
Date: 1749
Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 12 1/8 × 27 3/8 in. (30.8 × 69.6 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Accession year: 1951