Two Genii with a Skull and Grasshoppers

1594

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Two putti reclining inwards, leaning on a skull at center. Above, an ornament with a putto mask, flanked by two grasshoppers. In upper left and right corners, vases with flowers. From a series of six plates.

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Title: Two Genii with a Skull and Grasshoppers
Artist: Nicolaes de Bruyn (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1571–1656 Rotterdam)
Publisher: Frederick de Wit (Dutch, 1629/30–1706)
Date: 1594
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 2 × 3 1/4 in. (5.1 × 8.2 cm)
Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Object Number: 51.501.1165(4)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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