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Cartouche in a frame of scrollwork, with a coat of arms trophy and two sphinxes with fish tails
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Cartouche in a frame of scrollwork, with a coat of arms trophy and two sphinxes with fish tails

Harmen Jansz Muller · 1564 · plakken; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Cartouche in a frame of scrollwork. At the top a pergola resting on two consoles. Top left and right an oil lamp. At the bottom a coat of arms trophy. The cartouche rests on the heads of two sphinxes with fish tails, each holding a fish between their front paws. The print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printalbumbladornamentprent'Mostri' (Ripa)fishes
Credit lineCartouche in een omlijsting van rolwerk, met een wapentrofee en twee sfinxen met vissenstaarten. 1564. Harmen Jansz Muller. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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