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The image features a central elongated fish or eel-like creature surrounded by botanical and insect illustrations, including acorns, oak leaves, flowers, and bees. The color palette is monochromatic in shades of black and white, emphasizing the intricate line work and shading of the etching. The eel-like creature curves across the center from left to right, with flowers primarily on the right and lower sections, while acorns and leaves appear on the left side. Insects are scattered throughout the composition.
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The image features a central elongated fish or eel-like creature surrounded by botanical and insect illustrations, including acorns, oak leaves, flowers, and bees. The color palette is monochromatic in shades of black and white, emphasizing the intricate line work and shading of the etching. The eel-like creature curves across the center from left to right, with flowers primarily on the right and lower sections, while acorns and leaves appear on the left side. Insects are scattered throughout the composition.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Archetypa studiaque patris Georgii Hoefnagelii [Part 4, Plate 8]

Jacob Hoefnagel after Joris Hoefnagel

Date
published 1592
Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
page size: 24.1 × 32.5 cm (9 1/2 × 12 13/16 in.) plate: 15.5 × 20.8 cm (6 1/8 × 8 3/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1987.20.9.48
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Lessing J. Rosenwald
Time span
1551 to 1600
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record

Portfolio and series

Series
Archetypa studiaque patris Georgii Hoefnagelii [Part 4, Plate 8]

Subjects and terms

  • animal
  • Flemish
  • engraving
Provenance

Mrs. Lessing J. Rosenwald [1893-1988], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1987.

NGA object ID 224601. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.