A Fantastic Creature — Arent van Bolten | DiscoverArt

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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