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Etched title page with many animals gathered in front of a walled formal garden, and a Latin banner with lettering across the top.

A gathering of many different animals with a large walled classical Italian-style garden behind and a banner bearing the book title above. Etching by W. Hollar, 1663, after himself.

An etched title page showing a crowd of animals in the foreground, including elephants, a camel, horses, deer, and a rhinoceros, before a walled formal garden with clipped hedges and paths. A decorative banner at the top carries the Latin book title in lettering.

Artist
Wenceslaus Hollar
Date
1674
Medium
Book illustrations Title pages Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2525 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1674.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Animales y jardín, portada de Wenceslaus Hollar (1674)

Una portada grabada al aguafuerte que muestra una multitud de animales en primer plano, entre ellos elefantes, un camello, caballos, ciervos y un rinoceronte, frente a un jardín formal amurallado con setos recortados y senderos. Un banner decorativo en la parte superior lleva el título del libro en latín.

Português: Animais e jardim, página de rosto de Wenceslaus Hollar (1674)

Uma página de rosto gravada em água-forte mostrando uma multidão de animais em primeiro plano, entre eles elefantes, um camelo, cavalos, cervos e um rinoceronte, diante de um jardim formal murado com sebes aparadas e caminhos. Um banner decorativo no topo traz o título do livro em latim.

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