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1575

Etienne Delaune

Associated Names

Etienne Delaune

Artist, French, 1518/1519 - 1583

The image shows a person seated on the ground with their legs extended, holding a mirror. The person has long hair, is draped in a cloth, and is wearing a necklace. Surrounding them are a camel, a lion, and another large animal. Trees and dense foliage are in the background.

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Artwork overview

Medium

engraving
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Dimensions

sheet: 7 × 8.9 cm (2 3/4 × 3 1/2 in.)
Accession Number

1964.8.604
Catalogue Raisonné

Robert-Dumesnil, no. 198
Series Title

The Four Quarters of the World [R.D. 197-200]

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1967

Robert-Dumesnil, A.P.F. Le peintre-graveur francais, ou catalogue raisonne des estampes gravees par les peintres et les dessinateurs de l'ecole francaise, ouvrage faisant suite au peintre-graveur de M. Bartsch. Reprint (11 vols. in 6). Paris: F. deNobe

Wikidata ID

Q65508391

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