Design for Sword or Dagger Handles

Theodor de Bry Netherlandish

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Two dagger handle designs. The one at left shows an armed female figure in an oval at center, above a putti mask with garland and two rabbits. The design at right depicts a female torso with wings at the top of a candelabra. Both designs are on a blackwork background with grotesques.

Design for Sword or Dagger Handles, Theodor de Bry (Netherlandish, Liège 1528–1598 Frankfurt), Engraving and blackwork

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