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Engraved oval emblem of a nude woman standing on a globe, holding a falcon on her arm, with clouds behind her, labeled Nature.

Nature: nude figure with falcon on a globe, Ripa emblem

An engraved oval emblem plate labeled 'Nature' and numbered 222, showing a nude female figure standing on a globe. She holds a falcon on her raised left arm and extends her right hand, with clouds and sky behind her. Fine line engraving printed on a book page.

Artist
Cesare Ripa
Date
1709
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3553 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Licensed CC BY 4.0 (Wellcome Collection) by Wellcome Collection; credit required.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier C · as stated by the source: CC BY 4.0 (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

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