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Rooster, lion and basilisk

Gabriel Ehinger · 1695 · letterpress printing; etching; houtsnede; paper

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

About this work

Cartouche with emblem. The emblem shows a rooster, which is crowing on a hill. Next to the hill walk a lion and a basilisk, two fable animals that according to legend died upon hearing the crowing of a rooster. In the background a city view. Latin motto on a scroll.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

print boekillustratie 'manticora'

Credit lineHaan, leeuw en basilisk. 1695. Gabriel Ehinger. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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