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attributed to Johann Theodor de Bry Netherlandish
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Design for a knife handle with Prudence personified as a full-length female figure looking into a mirror at her left, under an arch. Below, the personification of Temperance is shown pouring water from a jub, also framed by an arch.
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Title: Design for a Knife Handle with Personifications of Prudence and Temperance
Artist:
attributed to Johann Theodor de Bry (Netherlandish, Strasbourg 1561–1623 Bad Schwalbach)
Date: 1580–1600
Medium: Engraving and blackwork
Dimensions: Sheet: 3 5/8 × 15/16 in. (9.2 × 2.4 cm)
Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1968
Object Number: 68.779.5
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