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

Jacques Callot · 1625 - 1629 · etching; paper

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

About this work

Representation of two adult dolphins and a baby dolphin, swimming near a beach where a dead crocodile lies. This sheet is part of the emblem series 'Life of Mary in Emblems'. The first state of this series comprises, in addition to a title page and 26 emblems, three sheets with hymns to Mary in letterpress without images.

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