Rhinoceros

Engraved by Enea Vico Italian

Copy in reverse after Albrecht Dürer German

Publisher Published by Antonio Salamanca Italian, born Spain

1542 (date changed to 1548)

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Title: Rhinoceros
Artist: Engraved by Enea Vico (Italian, Parma 1523–1567 Ferrara)
Artist: Copy in reverse after Albrecht Dürer (German, Nuremberg 1471–1528 Nuremberg)
Publisher: Published by Antonio Salamanca (Italian (born Spain), Salamanca 1478–1562 Rome)
Date: 1542 (date changed to 1548)
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: sheet: 10 1/4 x 14 5/16 in. (26 x 36.3 cm) trimmed just outside platemark
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Object Number: 49.97.356
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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