Print, Title plate, from Grottesco in diversche manieren (Various Grotesques), 1555–1571, 1555–1571

Grotesque panel with the title in an escutcheon: "grottesco: in diversche manieren / zeer chierln̈ck beqũaem en oirboorln̈c / voor schilders, glaesschrnüers, beeldsnüdesr / en al die de chierln̈cke ornamenten der / antiquen beminnen, ghemackt bn̈ / johans vredeman vriese, voth ghegheũen / dũer geraert de ieûde. ". Date: 1555–1571. Dimensions: H x W: approx. 19 × 27.5 cm (7 1/2 × 10 13/16 in.); ; Platemark: 15.6 × 21 cm (6 1/8 × 8 1/4 in.). Medium: etching on laid paper. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.