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[Horse, rose, narcissus, etc.] – Antique Print

[Horse, rose, narcissus, etc.] — antique engraving
[Horse, rose, narcissus, etc.]. Antique engraving from the Horses collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This antique engraving of [Horse, rose, narcissus, etc.] brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Here a horse shares the sheet with a rose and a narcissus, a mix that suggests the engraving was meant as a collection of motifs rather than a single scene. It was published in London in 1663 under the name of Peter Stent, a printseller who produced many small, inexpensive engravings for a broad market. Sheets like this one, with animals and flowers set side by side, were commonly used as models by painters, draftsmen, and embroiderers who needed ready-made forms to copy. The restrained, carefully cut lines show how engravers of the period built up texture and shading with parallel strokes.

Medium1 print : engraving.
Notes[1663] (P. Stent, exc. [printer])
SubjectsHorses--1660-1670. Flowers--1660-1670.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 977 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-169184

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