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Hendrik Hondius I
A Unicorn Chasing Lizards from a Pond1610

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Engraving of a muscular horse bending to bite a rod on the ground, with serpents and a crocodile among a fallen tree to the left, mountain landscape behind, and Latin text below

Hendrik Hondius I, Antonio Tempesta, A Unicorn Chasing Lizards from a Pond, 1610, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Hendrik Hondius I
Flanders, Duffel, 1573-1650
After
Antonio Tempesta
Italy, Florence, 1555-1630
Title
A Unicorn Chasing Lizards from a Pond
Place Made
Holland
Date Made
1610
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 4 × 5 1/2 in. (10.16 × 13.97 cm) Image: 3 5/8 × 5 1/8 in. (9.21 × 13.02 cm)
Credit Line
Los Angeles County Fund
Accession Number
65.37.296
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Bartsch, Adam von. The Illustrated Bartsch. New York: Abaris Books, 1978.