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Half-oval cartouche with a satyr's head
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Half-oval cartouche with a satyr's head

anonymous · 1595 · plakken; engraving; paper

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

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Half-oval cartouche with a satyr's head. The horns of the satyr protrude through the scrollwork of the frame. In the cartouche a scale bar with the text: Scala milliarium Aequinoctialum. The cartouche is a fragment of a map of Japan. The print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printalbumbladornamentprentornament ~ cartouche
Credit lineHalf ovale cartouche met saterskop. 1595. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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