Plate 23, from Grotteßco: in diverßche manieren (Various Grotesques), Hans Vredeman de Vries, Dutch, 1527 - ca. 1606, Jan van Doetechum the Elder, Dutch, active 1554 - ca. 1600, Lucas van Doetechum, Dutch, after 1584, Gerard de Jode, Flemish, 1509 - 1591, Etching on laid paper, Grotesque panel. In center, a nude woman balances atop a columnar pedestal, atop a stepped podium. Her arms are stretched wide, and she holds a ring in each hand. The rings are tied to the reigns of quadrigae which flank the podium., France, 1564, ornament, Print

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