The King of Beasts

Nicolaes de Bruyn1594

Download this artwork (provided by The Cleveland Museum of Art).

Learn more about this artwork.

Details

Title: The King of Beasts
Creator: Nicolaes de Bruyn (Netherlandish, 1571-1656), A. van Londerseel
Date Created: 1594
Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 3.2 x 6.1 cm (1 1/4 x 2 3/8 in.)
Provenance: purchased from (Keppel & Co.)
Type: Print
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1923.735
Medium: engraving
Series: Fighting Chimeras and Scenes to Aesop's Fables
Inscriptions: upper right, in plate: NB[in monogram] ; lower center, in plate: 1594 ; VERSO, lower left, in graphite: B 4241 ; lower center, in graphite: 9[circled] FPO ; lower right, in graphite: 6264/150
Department: Prints
Culture: Netherlands, 16th century
Credit Line: Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland
Collection: PR - Engraving
Accession Number: 1923.735

Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more