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Can in the shape of a snail shell, with a man blowing a horn on the spout
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Can in the shape of a snail shell, with a man blowing a horn on the spout

Balthazar van den Bos · 1548 · engraving; paper

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

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The horn forms the ear and rests at the other end on the back of a dog. From a series consisting of a title page and 20 sheets.

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Credit lineKan in de vorm van een slakkenhuis, op de tuit zit een man die blaast op een hoorn. 1548. Balthazar van den Bos. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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