The Unicorn Purifies the Water with Its Horn

probably c. 1555/1561

Jean Duvet

Associated Names
Jean Duvet

Artist, French, 1485 - c. 1570

This is a drawing of animals gathered around a unicorn by a stream. The scene depicts a unicorn near a stream, surrounded by a variety of animals in different poses. In the background, there is a landscape with a stone bridge, trees, and distant cliffs topped with structures.

Media Options

This object’s media is free and in the public domain. Read our full Open Access policy for images.
Not on view See artworks now on view

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of W.G. Russell Allen

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 22 × 39.7 cm (8 11/16 × 15 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1941.1.156

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Eisler 1979, no. 68, State ii/ii

  • Series Title

    Plate from the Unicorn

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

W. G. Russell Allen [1882 - 1955]; gift to NGA, 1941.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1979

  • Eisler, Colin. The Master of the Unicorn: The Life and Work of Jean Duvet. New York: Abaris Books,1979.

Inscriptions

"Jean Duvet R.D. 59" verso, lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "201" verso, lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand.

Wikidata ID

Q64958976

You may be interested in

Loading Results