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Pendant Design with a Sphinx with the Body of a Fish Carrying a Man with an Oar

Adriaen Collaert Netherlandish
After Jan Collaert I Netherlandish
Publisher Philips Galle Netherlandish
1582
Not on view
Vertical panel with a pendant in the shape of a sphinx with the body of a fish ridden by a male figure holding an oar in his left hand with a vase beneath his right leg. The ornament is suspended from a small jewelled motif tied with a ribbon at top. Plate 5 from a series of ten plates with pendant designs in the shape of sea monsters. The series, known as Designs for Pendants II, was engraved by Adriaen Collaert, after designs by his father, Jan Collaert I, who died in 1580. Jan Collaert I produced several series of pendant designs, including the prequel to this series, Designs for Pendants I. This print belongs to the first edition, published in Antwerp by Philips Galle in 1582.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Pendant Design with a Sphinx with the Body of a Fish Carrying a Man with an Oar
  • Series/Portfolio: Designs for Pendants II
  • Artist: Adriaen Collaert (Netherlandish, Antwerp ca. 1560–1618 Antwerp)
  • Artist: After Jan Collaert I (Netherlandish, Antwerp ca. 1530–1581 Antwerp)
  • Publisher: Philips Galle (Netherlandish, Haarlem 1537–1612 Antwerp) , in Antwerp
  • Date: 1582
  • Medium: Engraving; second state of two (New Hollstein)
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 6 7/8 × 5 1/16 in. (17.5 × 12.9 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1942
  • Object Number: 42.14.5
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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