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The Great Rock
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The Great Rock

Jacques Callot · 1622 - 1628 · etching; paper

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

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A large rock in the sea, upon which a castle or town and a nest from which several eagles take flight, each wearing a coat of arms around its neck. Around these eagles a scroll with a Latin motto. Below this image, in the margin, the coat of arms of Charles-Joseph de Tornielle, Count of Brionne.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printCharles-Joseph de Tornielleislandpredatory birds: eaglerocksarmorial bearing, heraldry
Credit lineDe grote rots. 1622 - 1628. Jacques Callot. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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