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Arabesques with women and sphinxes

Charles Pierre Joseph Normand · 1803 · stipple engraving; engraving; paper

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

About this work

Vertical panel with arabesques with a winged woman standing on a pedestal with an image of a putto on the back of a lion at the top. At the bottom an oval with a draped woman flanked by two sphinxes with flower baskets on their heads. Above, center and below a horizontal band with acanthus motifs.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

print ornamentprent sphinx (lion/woman)'Sfinge' (Ripa)ornament ~ arabesque

Credit lineArabesken met vrouwen en sfinxen. 1803. Charles Pierre Joseph Normand. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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