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Engraving of a man in ornate medallion chains raising a baton beside a dog, with a monogram and date 1538 in the upper right.

Ceremoniemeester met een hond

An engraving shows a man in elaborate costume, with a chain of medallions and a large ornamented collar, raising a slender baton overhead while striding forward. A dog with its front paws planted beside him appears at the lower left, and a monogram with the date 1538 sits in the upper right corner.

Artist
anoniem
Date
1538-1610
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
2527 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1610.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: Maestro de ceremonias con un perro, grabado

Un grabado muestra a un hombre con un traje muy ornamentado, una cadena de medallones y un gran cuello decorado, que levanta un bastón delgado por encima de la cabeza mientras avanza. Junto a él, en la parte inferior izquierda, un perro apoya las patas delanteras en el suelo, y en la esquina superior derecha aparecen un monograma y la fecha 1538.

Português: Mestre de cerimônias com um cão, gravura

Uma gravura mostra um homem com traje muito ornamentado, corrente de medalhões e grande gola decorada, erguendo um bastão fino acima da cabeça enquanto avança. Ao seu lado, no canto inferior esquerdo, um cão apoia as patas dianteiras no chão, e no canto superior direito aparecem um monograma e a data 1538.

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