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Two Cartouches One Above the Other, the Upper One Containing the Head of a Woman
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Two Cartouches One Above the Other, the Upper One Containing the Head of a Woman

Pieter van der Heyden · 1567 · engraving; paper

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

About this work

The woman's head is situated between two fantastic birds. The lower cartouche contains a sea god on a fish. Hatched background. Part of a series of 14 sheets of cartouches with scrollwork, grotesques, trophies, and friezes. The title sheet is missing.

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Credit lineTwee cartouches boven elkaar, de bovenste bevat het hoofd van een vrouw. 1567. Pieter van der Heyden. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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