Haan, Leeuw and Basilisk, Gabriel Ehinger, 1695 print Cartouche with emblem. The emblem shows a rooster, which is crowing on a hill. Next to the hill run a lion and a basilisk, two myths that, according to legend, died when hearing the crowing of a rooster. A cityscape in the background. Latin motto on a banderole. Sankt Gallen paper etching / letterpress printing 'manticora'. basilisk (cock with posterior of snake). fowl (cock, hen, chicken, etc.). Abstract Ideas and Concepts (+ emblematical representation of concept)

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Size: 2368px × 3184px
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