Invention of the Stirrup, design for "Staphae, sive stapedes," pl. 9 in the Nova Reperta (New Inventions of Modern Times) print series

Scene outside a stirrup maker's shop. In the foreground, a man is mounting his horse. At left, a woman holds stirrups suspended by their straps. The interior of the shop, showing the process of making stirrups, visible at left. Another figure on horseback at right.