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Jan Harmensz. Muller
Arion Saved by the Dolphincirca 1590

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Engraving of a muscular, bearded nude male figure riding a large marine creature through stormy seas, holding a harp, with Latin text along the bottom border

Jan Harmensz. Muller, Claes Jansz Visscher, Arion Saved by the Dolphin, circa 1590, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. W.R. Valentiner, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Jan Harmensz. Muller
Holland, Amsterdam, 1571-1628
After
Claes Jansz Visscher
Holland, Amsterdam, 1587-1652
Title
Arion Saved by the Dolphin
Place Made
Holland
Date Made
circa 1590
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 19 x 23 in. (48.26 x 58.42 cm); plate: 13 7/8 x 13 7/8 in. (35.24 x 35.24 cm); image: 13 x 13 5/8 in. (33.02 x 34.61 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. W.R. Valentiner
Accession Number
57.44.27
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Bartsch, Adam von. The Illustrated Bartsch. New York: Abaris Books, 1978.
  • Hollstein, F. W. H. Dutch and Flemish Etchings, Engravings, and Woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Amsterdam: M. Hertzberger, 1949.