Pelican in centre biting itself surrounded by other birds including a duck, a swan, an eagle, and an ostrich, placed on a minimal ground, from Douce Ornament Prints Album I

Details

• Title

  Pelican in centre biting itself surrounded by other birds including a duck, a swan, an eagle, and an ostrich, placed on a minimal ground, from Douce Ornament Prints Album I

• Artist/maker

  after Virgil Solis (1514 - 1562) (designer)

• Associated place

  Europe (place of creation)

• Date

  after 1572

• Material and technique

  engraving on laid paper

• Object type

  visual representation › print;

  visual representation › print › ornament print

• Dimensions

  sheet 5.2 x 9.4 cm (height x width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Bequeathed by Francis Douce, 1834.

• Museum location

  Western Art Print Room

• Museum department

  Western Art

• Accession no.

  WA1915.84.74.2

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