Jug with lid, engraved with arabesque pattern, the narrow spout to right ending in snake's head, handle to left.

1649
Not on view
Jug with lid, engraved with arabesque pattern, the narrow spout to right ending in snake's head, handle to left; after Hans Holbe

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  • Title: Jug with lid, engraved with arabesque pattern, the narrow spout to right ending in snake's head, handle to left.
  • Series/Portfolio: Ornamental designs after Hans Holbein: Ten plates (New Hollstein 824-833)
  • Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
  • Artist: After Hans Holbein the Younger (German, Augsburg 1497/98–1543 London)
  • Date: 1649
  • Medium: Etching and drypoint, only state
  • Dimensions: Plate: 7 × 5 13/16 in. (17.8 × 14.7 cm)
    with thread margins
  • Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
  • Object Number: 51.501.2152
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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Wenceslaus Hollar - Jug with lid, engraved with arabesque pattern, the narrow spout to right ending in snake's head, handle to left. - The Metropolitan Museum of Art