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Etching of a large elephant with a monkey on its back, beside flowers, a grasshopper and a beetle, with labels in Latin and English.

A large elephant with a monkey on its back and various flowers and insects. Etching by W. Hollar, 1663, after himself.

An etching shows a large elephant in profile with a small monkey perched on its back, tusks and trunk extended. Beside it are lily-like flowers, a grasshopper on the ground, a beetle, and a tall lily stem with a seed head, all in fine engraved line on a pale ground.

Artist
Wenceslaus Hollar
Date
[1674]
Medium
Book illustrations Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2592 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: Elefante con mono, flores e insectos, aguafuerte de Wenceslaus Hollar

Un aguafuerte muestra un gran elefante de perfil con un pequeño mono sentado sobre el lomo, con los colmillos y la trompa extendidos. A su lado hay flores semejantes a lirios, un saltamontes en el suelo, un escarabajo y un tallo alto con una flor. Todo está trazado en línea grabada fina.

Português: Elefante com macaco, flores e insetos, gravura de Wenceslaus Hollar

Uma gravura mostra um grande elefante de perfil com um pequeno macaco sentado nas costas, presas e tromba estendidas. Ao lado há flores semelhantes a lírios, um gafanhoto no chão, um besouro e um caule alto com uma flor. Tudo é desenhado em linhas gravadas finas.