Pendant Design with a Sphinx with the Body of a Fish Carrying a Man with an Oar

Jan Collaert I|Philips Galle|Adriaen Collaert

1582 · Engraving; second state of two (New Hollstein) · Drawings and Prints

Vertical panel with a pendant in the shape of a sphinx with the body of a fish ridden by a male figure holding an oar in his left hand with a vase beneath his right leg. The ornament is suspended from a small jewelled motif tied with a ribbon at top. Plate 5 from a series of ten plates with pendant designs in the shape of sea monsters. The series, known as Designs for Pendants II, was engraved by Adriaen Collaert, after designs by his father, Jan Collaert I, who died in 1580. Jan Collaert I produced several series of pendant designs, including the prequel to this series, Designs for Pendants I. This print belongs to the first edition, published in Antwerp by Philips Galle in 1582.

Artist

Jan Collaert I|Philips Galle|Adriaen Collaert

Date

1582

Medium

Engraving; second state of two (New Hollstein)

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1942