Invention of the Stirrup, design for 'Staphae, sive stapedes,' pl. 9 in the Nova Reperta (New Inventions of Modern Times) print series, Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, Pen and ink, black chalk, brush and gray and brown wash on paper, Scene outside a stirrup maker's shop. In the foreground, a man is mounting his horse. At left, a woman holds stirrups suspended by their straps. The interior of the shop, showing the process of making stirrups, visible at left. Another figure on horseback at right., Florence, Italy, ca. 1590, figures, Drawing

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