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Johann Theodor de Bry
The Sunc. 1570-1598

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Engraving on cream paper of a crowned, radiant youth in Roman military dress standing over a lion, holding a staff, with a sun face behind him and the caption "DIEI PRAEFECTVS"

Johann Theodor de Bry, The Sun, c. 1570-1598, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Mary Stansbury Ruiz Bequest, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Johann Theodor de Bry
Title
The Sun
Place Made
Flanders
Date Made
c. 1570-1598
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 2 7/8 × 1 7/8 in. (7.3 × 4.76 cm) Image: 2 7/8 × 1 7/8 in. (7.3 × 4.76 cm)
Credit Line
Mary Stansbury Ruiz Bequest
Accession Number
M.88.91.461d
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Hollstein, F. W. H. Dutch and Flemish Etchings, Engravings, and Woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Amsterdam: M. Hertzberger, 1949.

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