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Pendant with a sea dragon
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Pendant with a sea dragon

Adriaen Collaert · 1582 · engraving; paper

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

About this work

On the back of the sea dragon sit a man with a trident and a man with an oar. One of 7 partially numbered sheets from a series of 10 sheets of pendants. Three pearls hang from each pendant.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printornamentprent'pistrix', sea-dragonpendant, trinket, 'breloque'
Credit lineHanger met zeedraak. 1582. Adriaen Collaert. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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