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Animalia (A shepherd with his dog), titlepage
(1640-1683)
plate 1 from the Set of various animals (or the Man's Book)

Medium
etching
Measurements
10.3 × 11.2 cm (plate) 12.1 × 12.8 cm (sheet)
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Hollstein 49 iii/vii; Bartsch 49
Edition
3rd of 7 states
Inscription
printed in ink (in image) l.c.: ANIMALIA / ad vivu delineata, et aquâ forti æri / impressa, / Studio et arte / NICOLAI BERCHEMI
Accession Number
1278.1111-3
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1923
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Animals Human Figures Literary and Text
Subjects (specific)
dog (species) illustrations (layout features) seated figures shepherds text (layout feature) title pages
Movements
Baroque