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Adam names the rhinoceros - Luyken 1708
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Adam names the rhinoceros - Luyken 1708

Author: Jan Luyken (1649-1712)
Year: 1708
Description: Tow rhinos modelled after the woodcut of Durer. This is a detail of a larger engraving:"Adam geeft aan alle de dieren naamen. Genesis II. v.19 - Adam donne les Noms ä tous les Animaux. Genesis II. v. 29. [lower left] E.dit ä J. Covens et C. Mortier. [lower right] Johannes Luyken Inv. et Fecit."<br>Adam gives names to all animals. Engraving by the Dutch illustrator Jan Luyken. Engraving 34.7 x 44.6 cm. Illustration of Icones Biblicae Veteris et Novi Testamenti, Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1708. (this book may also exist or be dated 1729)
Location: World
Subject: History
Species: Indian Rhino
File Size: 314,4 kb
Dimensions: 903x550 px
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