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Engraving of a man in ornate chained costume raising a staff, with a crouching dog at his feet, on a plain background.

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An engraving shows a single standing man in ornate, chain-hung dress with a wide sleeve, raising a long staff over his head while a dog crouches at his feet. Fine parallel hatching models the fabric and ground, and a monogram with partial date appears in the upper right corner.

Artist
Heinrich Aldegrever (mentioned on object)
Date
1538
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
2709 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1538.
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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