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Cartouche with calligraphy, with a female herm on either side
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Cartouche with calligraphy, with a female herm on either side

anonymous · 1569 · engraving; paper

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

About this work

Sheet XIIII. Cartouche with the text Make not thy boaste.... Both herms carry a basket full of fruit and vines on their heads. From a series of 21 numbered cartouches with calligraphy in a frame of scroll and strapwork with grotesques, garlands and masks.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printornamentprentornament ~ cartouche
Credit lineCartouche met kalligrafie, aan weerszijden een vrouwelijke herme. 1569. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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