Two Armed Riders on Grotesque Hybrid Creatures, Plate 6

An etching shows two armed horsemen fighting on fantastical hybrid creatures with scaled, ribbed bodies and feathered crests. One rider holds a round shield and lance, while the other raises a sword against a rocky ground and cloudy sky. The fine hatched lines of the engraving are clear, and the plate number 6 appears at lower right.

Artist

Christoph Jamnitzer

Date

1610

Medium

Engraving on laid paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

2560 × 2076 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum