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Cartouche with four shells and a mask flanked by two swans
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Cartouche with four shells and a mask flanked by two swans

Harmen Jansz Muller · 1564 · engraving; paper

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

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Cartouche with four shells and a mask flanked by two swans, in a frame of scrollwork. On it, two snails. On the cartouche, two vases and three birds. Hanging from the cartouche are a trident and a pitchfork, fish, and a turtle.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printornamentprenttortoises, turtleswater-birds: swanbirdsfishesornament ~ cartouche
Credit lineCartouche met vier schelpen en een mascaron geflankeerd door twee zwanen. 1564. Harmen Jansz Muller. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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