Grotesque Panel with Dolphins

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Object Details

Print Maker

Lucas van Leyden, Netherlandish, ca. 1494–1533

Catalogue Status

Research in Progress

Description

Acanthus scrolls; above center, a head. Below, a bucranium. Either side, dolphins with acanthus tails. In cartouche, writing.

Credit Line

Gift of Leo Wallerstein

Date

1527

Accession Number

1949-29-2

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

ornament

Object Name

Type

Medium

Engraving on laid paper

Dimensions

11.3 x 8 cm (4 7/16 x 3 1/8 in.)

Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14 in.)

made in

Netherlands

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Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4b6d19fe5-306c-42e6-b47a-c94b6e17b998

Record ID

chndm_1949-29-2