Ornamental design showing a winged and bearded figure, wearing a fanciful plumed hat, and riding on the back of a snail which terminates in an ox. Another snail form, left, and a bisected pear with a face, right.

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Print, Plate 32, from Neüw Grotteßken Buch (New Grotesque Book), 1610

This is a Print. It is dated 1610 and we acquired it in 1957. Its medium is engraving on laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of the Estate of David Wolfe Bishop.

Two rat-like beasts, mounted on fantastic snail-shaped horses, joust. A wooded landscape in background.

Print, Plate 6, from Neüw Grotteßken Buch (New Grotesque Book), 1610
engraving on laid paper.
Museum purchase through gift of the Estate of David Wolfe Bishop.
1957-162-22

Ornamental cartouche, with birds, over flaming shells, above, and flying fish suspended from vines, either side. At the sides are spiralling vines which terminate in winged serpents.

Print, Plate 17, from Neüw Grotteßken Buch (New Grotesque Book), 1610
engraving on laid paper.
Museum purchase through gift of the Estate of David Wolfe Bishop.
1957-162-25

Ornamental cartouche composed of auricular, cartilage-like form in a heart shape, surmounted by a half-length female winged figure. At either side, similar forms of volute shape rest on a grasshopper, left, and a tortoise, right.

Print, Plate 28, from Neüw Grotteßken Buch (New Grotesque Book), 1610
engraving on laid paper.
Museum purchase through gift of the Estate of David Wolfe Bishop.
1957-162-27

Our curators have highlighted 8 objects that are related to this one. Here are three of them, selected at random:

Large dragon flies with spread wings with bamboo foliage. Design reserved in white, ground printed black. Copy of a Japanese katagami from the collection.

Textile (USA), 1955
cotton.
1955-136-1

Vertical rectangle showing a symmetrical design on the theme of the hunt. Two board’s heads hang from a vertical spear. Below, a hunting horn and two stag heads.

Print, Ornamenti o Grottesche (Grotesque Ornament), ca. 1653
etching on laid paper.
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.
1921-6-153-3

Print, Plate 32, from Neüw Grotteßken Buch (New Grotesque Book), 1610
engraving on laid paper.
Museum purchase through gift of the Estate of David Wolfe Bishop.
1957-162-30

Its dimensions are

Platemark: 14.3 × 18.6 cm (5 5/8 × 7 5/16 in.) 18.5 × 23 cm (7 5/16 × 9 1/16 in.) Mat: 35.6 × 45.7 cm (14 × 18 in.)

It is inscribed

Written in ink, lower right: 32

Cite this object as

Print, Plate 32, from Neüw Grotteßken Buch (New Grotesque Book), 1610; Germany; engraving on laid paper; Platemark: 14.3 × 18.6 cm (5 5/8 × 7 5/16 in.) 18.5 × 23 cm (7 5/16 × 9 1/16 in.) Mat: 35.6 × 45.7 cm (14 × 18 in.); Museum purchase through gift of the Estate of David Wolfe Bishop; 1957-162-30

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Fragile Beasts.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2CoDX/
Accession Number 1957-162-30
Object ID 18416737