La Pratique de l'Aiguille, page 66 (recto)

Matthias Mignerak|Pierre Firens|Marie de Medici|Jean Le Clerc

1605 · Woodcut · Drawings and Prints

Written by Matthias Mignerak, title page engraved by Pierre Firens, French, born Paris 1641, dedicated to Marie de Medici, Florence 1575-1642 Cologne, published by Jean Le Clerc, Paris. From top to bottom, and left to right: Design is printed upon a grid and is decorated in the center with a curving vine of leaves and multiple types of flowers. A squirrel and another animal (dog?) climb up the vine, while a bird is perched on a flower (toward the bottom of the design).

Artist

Matthias Mignerak|Pierre Firens|Marie de Medici|Jean Le Clerc

Date

1605

Medium

Woodcut

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1920