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Cartouche with a triton playing a violin
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Cartouche with a triton playing a violin

Harmen Jansz Muller · 1564 · engraving; paper

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

About this work

Cartouche with a fiddle-playing triton. His tail covers a person. The cartouche has a frame of scrollwork with a mask on top. To the left and right, a pope, and at the bottom, two sphinxes. Hatched background. Part of a series with title page and 12 sheets.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printornamentprentviolin, fiddle(story of) Tritonornamental birds: peacockornament ~ cartouche
Credit lineCartouche met een vedel spelende triton. 1564. Harmen Jansz Muller. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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