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Big Fish Eat Little Fish

Big Fish Eat Little Fish

Pieter van der Heyden (Flemish, c. 1530–after 1584)

TitleBig Fish Eat Little Fish
ArtistPieter van der Heyden (Flemish, c. 1530–after 1584) after Pieter Bruegel, the elder (Flemish, 1525/30–1569) published by Hieronymus Cock (Flemish, c. 1510–1570)
Date1557
MediumEtching and engraving in black on ivory laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper
Classificationetching
OriginFlanders

Themes: Marine & aquatic life

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“Big Fish Eat Little Fish” is a work by Pieter van der Heyden (Flemish, c. 1530–after 1584) after Pieter Bruegel, the elder (Flemish, 1525/30–1569) published by Hieronymus Cock (Flemish, c. 1510–1570), dated 1557. It is executed in etching and engraving in black on ivory laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper and classified as etching. In this archive it sits within the marine & aquatic life tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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