Design for Knife Handles with the Death of Lucretia and Grotesques

Theodor de Bry Netherlandish

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Design for a knife handle with the death of Lucretia on the design at left, contained in an oval surrounded by grotesque blackwork background, with two owls flanking a mask under a canopy below. On the right design, a half-length female figure with a headdress under a canopy, with a candelabrum with decorative dolphins below.

Design for Knife Handles with the Death of Lucretia and Grotesques, Theodor de Bry (Netherlandish, Liège 1528–1598 Frankfurt), Engraving and blackwork

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