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This is a photograph of leather texture. The image shows a close-up view of a dark leather surface with a distinctive grain pattern. The texture is fine and even, with various natural creases and wrinkles providing depth. The dark hue of the leather is consistent, and the edges of the photograph reveal slight creasing. The material has a natural sheen that enhances the tactile quality of the leather.
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This is a photograph of leather texture. The image shows a close-up view of a dark leather surface with a distinctive grain pattern. The texture is fine and even, with various natural creases and wrinkles providing depth. The dark hue of the leather is consistent, and the edges of the photograph reveal slight creasing. The material has a natural sheen that enhances the tactile quality of the leather.

National Gallery of Art · Volume

Archetypa studiaque patris Georgii Hoefnagelii

Jacob Hoefnagel after Joris Hoefnagel

Date
published 1592
Medium
bound volume with 52 engravings on laid paper; divided into four sequences of 12 leaves each, each sequence preceded by a title leaf
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
Volume · Print
Accession number
1987.20.9
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Lessing J. Rosenwald
Time span
1551 to 1600
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record

Subjects and terms

  • animal
  • Flemish
  • engraving
Provenance

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

Inscription

each print contains plate number in lL and part number in lR; signed and dated on title page for Part I and dated on title page for Part IV; each print also carries a Latin inscription

NGA object ID 69956. 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.