Rhinoceros in a Landscape within an Ornamental Frame — Johann Melchior Füssli | DiscoverArt

Johann Melchior Füssli

Rhinoceros in a Landscape within an Ornamental Frame

ca. 1730

Pen and gray, brown, and black inks, brush and gray wash

28.7 × 20.3 cm (11.3 × 8 in)

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