Endpaper with Animals
| Title | Endpaper with Animals |
|---|---|
| Artist | Georg M. Maisch |
| Date | c. 1790 18th century |
| Medium | woodcut in gold metallic ink on hand-washed yellow paper |
| Classification | |
| Holding institution | National Gallery of Art (Washington) |
| Credit line | Rosenwald Collection |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Endpaper with Animals” is a work by Georg M. Maisch, dated c. 1790. It is executed in woodcut in gold metallic ink on hand-washed yellow paper and classified as print. In this archive it sits within the zoological illustration 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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The artist
This work is attributed to Georg M. Maisch. Browse every catalogued public-domain plate by this maker.
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Catalogued as print. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
The period
Dated to c. 1790. Explore the wider set of works from the 18th century held in the archive.
The collection
Made available through the National Gallery of Art (Washington) open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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