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Arent van Bolten

A Fantastic Creature

late 16th–early 17th century
Pen and brown ink, brown wash, over black chalk. Framing lines in pen and brown ink
15.1 × 18.9 cm (5.9 × 7.4 in)

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

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