Fame blows her trumpet: below, a man and his dog ride on a sleigh drawn by giant lobsters or crayfish. Woodcut by J. Amman, 1579.

  • Amman, Jost, 1539-1591.
Date:
[1579]
Reference:
37473i
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Thierbuch sehr künstliche und wol gerissene Figuren, von allerley Thieren, durch die weitberühmten Jost Aman und Hans Bocksperger
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The man may be the dedicatee of the Thierbuch: Ulrich Schwayger of Augsburg, imperial seal- and arms-cutter

Publication/Creation

[Frankfurt am Main] : [S. Feyerabendt], [1579]

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1 print : woodcut ; sheet 13.2 x 13.2 cm

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Fama. IA. CS.

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Woodcut in series: Thierbuch sehr künstliche und wolgerissene Figuren, von allerley Thieren, durch die weitberühmten Jost Aman und Hans Bocksperger, Frankfurt am Main: S. Feyerabendt, 1579

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Wellcome Collection 37473i

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