Identification title(s): orpheus enchants the animals with his music. Object type: print object number: rp-p-ob-67. 672. Catalog reference: new hollstein dutch 44-1(5). Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 240. Description: orpheus sits under a tree in the middle of a landscape and strums his lyre. All kinds of animals, wild and tame, sit peacefully around him. In the margin below the print there are two lines of text in latin and dutch. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: simon frisius (mentioned on object), after a design by: joos goeimare (mentioned on object), writer: richard lubbaeus (mentioned on object), publisher: robert de baudous (mentioned on object), publisher: michiel colijn (mentioned on object). Dating: 1618. Physical features: etching and engraving. Material: paper technique: etching / engraving (printing process). Dimensions: top: h 445 mm × w 672 mm. Subject: what: orpheus playing the lyre: trees and rocks move, beasts and birds are enchanted. Acquisition: transfer of management 1816. Date: 1618.
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