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Elephant in combat with fantasy creatures
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Elephant in combat with fantasy creatures

Nicolaes de Bruyn · 1594 · engraving; paper

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

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Elephant in fight with fantasy creatures reaching out at him with their claws. A bird, possibly a crow, attacks the clawing beasts.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printaggressive relations)trunked animals: elephant
Credit lineOlifant in gevecht met fantasiewezens. 1594. Nicolaes de Bruyn. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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