Two shields inclined in alliance, the one at right with a griffin's leg cut off at the thigh, the one on the left with a strutting cockerel, both supported by a kneeling man wearing a turban

Details

• Title

  Two shields inclined in alliance, the one at right with a griffin's leg cut off at the thigh, the one on the left with a strutting cockerel, both supported by a kneeling man wearing a turban

• Artist/maker

  after Martin Schongauer (1435 or 1450 - 1491) (printmaker)

  Master of the three crosses (1440 - 1490) (printmaker)

• Associated place

  Europe (place of creation)

• Date

  1440 - 1490

• Material and technique

  engraving on laid paper

• Object type

  visual representation › print

• Dimensions

  sheet 7.6 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Bequeathed by Francis Douce, 1834.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Western Art

• Accession no.

  WA1863.2029

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