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Three Dolphins and a Dead Crocodile
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Three Dolphins and a Dead Crocodile

Jacques Callot · 1625 - 1629 · letterpress printing; etching; paper

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

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Representation of two adult dolphins and a baby dolphin, swimming near a beach on which a dead crocodile lies. Above and below this print Latin and French texts in letterpress. This sheet is part of the emblem series 'Life of Mary in Emblems'. The first state of this series includes, besides a title page and 26 emblems, also three sheets with hymns to Mary in letterpress without images.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printcognizancecrocodilesswimming mammals: dolphin
Credit lineDrie dolfijnen en een dode krokodil. 1625 - 1629. Jacques Callot. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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