Shield King: A Man Astride a Snail by Johannes Brandenberg — Johannes Brandenberg. Shield King: A Man Astride a Snail, 1712 or later. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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Shield King: A Man Astride a Snail

by Johannes Brandenberg

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Artist: Johannes Brandenberg (Swiss, Zug 1661–1729 Zug)
Date: 1712 or later
Medium: Pen and black ink
Dimensions: sheet: 3 9/16 x 2 5/16 in. (9 x 5.9 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Purchase, Jean A. Bonna Gift, 2007
Accession no.: 2007.223.37

Provenance

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