A infant riding a monster-like creature

ca. 1580–1620

Not on view

The named on the plate appears to read 'I du brayet'. The same name appears on an alphabet design (19.68.14) and this artist has been identified as seventeenth century. The present print appears to be earlier and the two might be by different artists.

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Title: A infant riding a monster-like creature
Artist: Jean du Brayet
Date: ca. 1580–1620
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 3 1/4 × 4 7/16 in. (8.3 × 11.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1917
Object Number: 17.50.16-113
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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