Newes ABC Buchlein; B by Lucas Kilian (1627)

Engraved decorative letter B with scrollwork, a putto with a hammer, a reclining nude, and a female figure forming the frame.

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Why is this public domain? Lucas Kilian died in 1637; this work is in the public domain.

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This engraved print shows a large decorative letter B filled with dense scrollwork, cartouches and foliate ornament. Inside the letter, a putto holding a hammer works beside a reclining nude figure, while a female caryatid-like figure forms part of the frame. The print is the letter B from Lucas Kilian's Newes ABC Buchlein, dated 1627.

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1627

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