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Engraved roundel with a bearded armored man in a ruff at center, framed by dense scrollwork, figures and animals.

Design for a Tazza with a Portrait of William of Orange as Commander of Wisdom

Circular engraved design with a bust-length portrait medallion of a bearded man in armor and a lace ruff, framed by an inscription. Scrolls, grotesque masks, figures, and animals fill the dense ornamental border, with Dutch lettering around the rim.

Artist
Theodor de Bry
Date
ca. 1588
Medium
Engraving on paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
2147 × 2240 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1593).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

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

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Diseño grabado circular con un medallón de retrato de medio cuerpo de un hombre barbado con armadura y gorguera de encaje, enmarcado por una inscripción. Volutas, máscaras grotescas, figuras y animales llenan el denso borde ornamental, con letras en neerlandés en el margen.

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