Print, Plate 7, from a series of eight pendant designs with the cardinal virtues, 1616–1623, Johann Theodor de Bry, 1616–1623
Pendant design with scroll and floral motifs and hanging pear-shaped pearls. Central image: fortitude, a nude women leaning against a base of a broken column while holding the top half of the column. Inscribed below image: "fortitvd". Surrounding the pendant are blackwork ornament designs for enamelists, mostly showing possibilities for the top and sides of rings. (matted with 6161. 1-5/6,8. 2000). Date: 1616–1623. Dimensions: H x W: 15.2 × 10 cm (6 in. × 3 15/16 in.). Medium: engraving on paper. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Print, Plate 7, from a series of eight pendant designs with the cardinal virtues, 1616–1623 (CH 18690977)