Abduction of Europa watched by Britannia, Title page for: Isaac de Larrey, Histoire d'Angleterre d'Ecosse et d'Irlande, s.a. The abduction of Europe by Jupiter in the guise of a bull. Britannia, personified by Themis as the personification of Justice, sits enthroned with scales and sword between two columns under a drapery and watches. On the left, a woman sits next to a burning altar. On the right is a woman holding a lance with a freedom hat. In the background a fleet. print maker: Cornelis Martinus Vermeulen, (mentioned on object), after painting by: Adriaen van der Werff, (mentioned on object), publisher: Covens & Mortier, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1697 and/or 1721 - 1774, paper, etching, engraving, height 350 mm x width 230 mm.