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Cartouche with Scrollwork Ending in Hermae at the Bottom
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Cartouche with Scrollwork Ending in Hermae at the Bottom

Nicolaes de Bruyn · 1581 - 1635 · etching; paper

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

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The scrollwork extends at the bottom left into a male herm and at the bottom right into a female herm. Both blow clouds from a horn that is an extension of their nose. Copy of sheet XV (RP-P-1977-146) from the series titled Exercitatio alphabetica nova et utilissima.... Stippled background. One of 6 sheets from a series of 8?

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Credit lineCartouche met rolwerk dat onderaan uitloopt in hermen. 1581 - 1635. Nicolaes de Bruyn. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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