Blackwork Designs with Acrobats, Butterflies and Other Insects, Plate 3 from a Series of Blackwork Ornaments combined with Figures, Birds, Animals and Flowers
Meinert Gelijs|Jakob Hoefnagel|Jacques Callot · Dutch|German|French
Date: after 1622
Medium: Blackwork and engraving
Dimensions: 7 3/4 × 11 7/16 × 1/8 in. (19.7 × 29 × 0.3 cm) Plate: 5 13/16 × 7 7/8 in. (14.8 × 20 cm)
Classification: Albums|Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Themes: Acrobats, Butterflies, Insects, Ornament
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1950
Date range
1622 – 1622
Largest dimension
20.0 cm
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