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Cartouche surrounded by grotesques
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Cartouche surrounded by grotesques

Johannes of Lucas van Doetechum · c. 1555 - c. 1560 · etching; paper

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

About this work

At the bottom, two boys lean over a scrollwork. Hanging around the cartouche are trophies and garlands with fruit clusters. In the top left and top right, a bird and an insect fly. Sheet K from a series of 16 sheets, lettered A-Q. Stippled or hatched background.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printornamentprentornament ~ grotesqueornament ~ cartouche
Credit lineCartouche omgeven door grotesken. c. 1555 - c. 1560. Johannes of Lucas van Doetechum. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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