Roemer, anonymous, c. 1600 - c. 1625

Roemer, anonymous, c. 1600 - c. 1625

diamond-point engraving, h 30.5cm × d 21.5cm More details

Glass-engravers often took the models for their decoration from prints. This is the case here. The birds and the curious sea creature are derived from late 16th-century engravings by Nicolaes de Bruyn. The fairly crudely drawn trees are probably the invention of the glass-engraver.

On display in room 2.12