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The Five Foxes

A work made of engraving on ivory laid paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of engraving on ivory laid paper.

Date:

c. 1490

Artist:

Israhel van Meckenem the Younger
German, c. 1440/45-1503

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Israhel van Meckenem, the younger

Title

The Five Foxes

Place

Germany (Artist's nationality:)

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1485–1495

Medium

Engraving on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Plate: 16.8 × 11.8 cm (6 5/8 × 4 11/16 in.); sheet: 17 × 12 cm (6 3/4 × 4 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Clarence Buckingham Collection

Reference Number

1940.1313

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