Identification title(s): architectural fantasy with two generals shaking hands. Grottesco: in various ways… (series title). Object type: print ornament print object number: rp-p-ob-6184. Catalog reference: orn cat i 173. 10. Description: their tent is on a platform to the left and right of them. At the bottom left and bottom right lies a helmeted sphinx. From a series of title page + 16 leaves with cartouches or architectural fantasies with a framed representation of grotesques with mythical creatures, animals, garlands, trophies and mascarons. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: johannes or lucas van doetechum, after a design by: hans vredeman de vries, publisher: gerard de jode. Place of manufacture: netherlands (possibly). Dating: 1565 - 1571. Material: paper technique: etching. Dimensions: plate edge: h 208 mm × w 158 mm explanation first edition (fuhring 1989). Acquisition: unknown. Date: between 1565 and 1571.
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