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Frame with an elongated, slightly curved cartouche with rounded sides at the top center
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Frame with an elongated, slightly curved cartouche with rounded sides at the top center

Theodor de Bry · 1593 · engraving; paper

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

About this work

On the left and right in the center sits an ape with a trumpet on both sides. Belongs to a series of 18 sheets in which in the center of separate plates twenty-seven emblemata and forty-five coats of arms are printed. The emblemata are partly numbered A-D, 1-7 and 9-21. Three sheets have no number. The coats of arms, which are partly printed double, are unnumbered.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineOmlijsting met een langwerpige, licht gebogen cartouche met ronde zijkanten middenboven. 1593. Theodor de Bry. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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