History en Nature, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1771 print At the foot of a tree, a woman with a goose feather is writing on a role. She is the personification of history. She looks thoughtfully at an image of Diana van Ephese, symbol for nature. In addition, a vignette with a naked man (possibly Adam) surrounded by different animals. paper etching 'Historia'; 'Historia' (Ripa). 'Natura' (allegorical figure or scene; or as Diana of Ephesus, with many breasts); 'Natura' (Ripa). male sex; man. trunked animals: elephant. beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion. walker and runner birds: ostrich

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