Caption

Turtle in an oval frame, print, printer's mark, An oval frame with a turtle in a landscape and the motto: 'sub parvus sed meo'. This is the printer's mark of Raphaël Sadeler., printmaker: Raphaël Sadeler (II), Munich, printer (person): Wilhelm Eder, Ingolstadt, grantor of privilege: Ferdinand II (German Emperor), 1622, printer (person), Bavaria, paper, engraving, letterpress printing, engraving and letterpress printing, height 40 mm x width 54 mm, height 105 mm x width 68 mm, An engraved oval medallion framed by decorative scrollwork and leafy tassels contains a landscape scene with a coastal town in the distance, a cloudy sky with diagonal shading lines, and a large turtle-like creature in the foreground resting on textured ground; a cherubic head and shoulders peek over the top of the frame and ornamental flourishes surround the circular border.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A97_134

License type

Rights managed

Available size

41.8Mb (9.5Mb) / 14.6in x 11.1in / 4372 x 3344 (300dpi)

Keywords

Turtle oval frame print printer's mark turtle landscape motto sub parvus sed meo Raphaël Sadeler printmaker Ii Munich printer person Wilhelm Eder Ingolstadt grantor privilege Ferdinand II German Emperor 1622 Bavaria paper engraving letterpress printing height 40 mm x width 54 mm height 105 mm x 68 mm engraved oval medallion framed decorative scrollwork leafy tassels contains landscape scene coastal town distance cloudy sky diagonal shading lines large turtle- creature foreground resting textured ground cherubic head shoulders peek top frame ornamental flourishes surround circular border