Black-and-white engraving fragment: clawed feet of a beast-like creature on rocky ground, with a crouching animal at right and the date 1594 below.

Engraved detail of clawed chimera and animals, 1594

An engraved detail shows the clawed feet and lower body of a winged, beast-like creature gripping rocky ground, with a crouching animal at right among leaves and stones. The lower border bears the date 1594 and a faint inscription, rendered in black-and-white line engraving.

Artist: Nicolaes de Bruyn (mentioned on object)
Date: 1594
Medium
Source: Rijksmuseum
Size: 4000 × 2146 px

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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1594.
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

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