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The image depicts an elevated view of four animals gathered on a clear ground with vegetation in the foreground. In the background, there is a village with houses, trees, and a winding path. The horizon is above the center, with hills visible further back. The illustration is detailed with precise linework in an engraving style. The color scheme is monochrome with sepia tones. The sky features stylized clouds.
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The image depicts an elevated view of four animals gathered on a clear ground with vegetation in the foreground. In the background, there is a village with houses, trees, and a winding path. The horizon is above the center, with hills visible further back. The illustration is detailed with precise linework in an engraving style. The color scheme is monochrome with sepia tones. The sky features stylized clouds.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Giraffe, a Chameleon, a Civet, and an Antelope

Adriaen Collaert

Date
c. 1597
Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 12.2 × 18.8 cm (4 13/16 × 7 3/8 in.) sheet: 12.6 × 19.3 cm (4 15/16 × 7 5/8 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1972.28.87
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1551 to 1600
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Animalium Quadrupedum: pl.17 [New Holl. 1462-1481]

Subjects and terms

  • Landscape
  • Flemish
  • Tree
  • Nature
  • animal
  • Building
Provenance

(Lucien Goldschmidt, Inc., New York); purchased by the NGA, 1972.

NGA object ID 53251. 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.