Nine Birds
Series of 8 prints with small motifs for goldsmiths work and related crafts showing an array of birds in different positions and from various points of view. The last print shows different kinds of insects.
Artwork Details
- Title: Nine Birds
- Artist: Georg Hermann (German, born Ansbach, 1579)
- Published in: Ansbach
- Date: 1596
- Medium: Blackwork and engraving
- Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 1 7/8 × 2 11/16 in. (4.7 × 6.9 cm)
- Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1942
- Object Number: 42.86.4 (7)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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Georg Herman
1596
Georg Hermann
1596
Georg Hermann
1596
Georg Hermann
1596
Georg Herman
1596
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