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Sebald Beham

Horizontal Panel with a Central Palmette, Two Dolphins, and Meandering Tendrils

1531–50
Engraving; first state of two (Pauli)
4 × 9.4 cm (1.6 × 3.7 in)

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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

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