PrintsBritish17th century

Elephant and Camel

1663

Artists

Wenceslaus HollarArtist

Francis BarlowArtist after

Classification

Prints

Technique

Etching

Medium

Etching printed in black ink on white antique laid paper, darkened to cream

Culture

British

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

sheet: 14.7 × 20.9 cm (5 13/16 × 8 1/4 in.)

Provenance

John Witt Randall, bequest to his sister. Belinda Lull Randall, gift to Harvard University, 1892. sister of John Witt Randall

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